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To Printers, Type-Founders, Publishers and Binders. 


Gentlemen : 

With cl list of the prices of articles furnished hy us for (Printers 
and fookbinders, we also present cuts and descriptions of seme of our 
principal machines, all of which are made under our own immediate 
supervision, from the best materials, by experienced workmen, aided by 
machinery of the newest construction. 


We keep constantly on hand a variety of our Presses and 


other materials, and furnish at the lowest prices, every article used in 
a printing office, including Types from the different Foundries, and 
Wood Types. 


The character of our Presses and other articles being already 


well known, we need but to assure the profession that it will be our 
constant aim to maintain their reputation, and to introduce such 
further new machinery as may be required by the increasing necessities 
of the business. 

We take pleasure in informing our friends that we have 
purchased of Isaac fidams, Esq., of foston, his entire patent rights 
in the “fidams Printing Presses,” and also his interest in all other 
machinery heretofore manufactured by him. The business as hitherto 
conducted by him, will be carried on by us at the old premises in 
Foundry Street, South Boston. 

The well established reputation of the fidams machines will 
be sustained in our hands, and improvements introduced to render 
them still more worthy of your favor. With arrangements now in 
progress we trust to be able to execute orders with increased dispatch. 


Orders or communications relative to this branch of our 


business, may be addressed to us at the manufactory, Foundry Street, 
South foston, or to our principal office, £9 <${81 Gold Street, 
Hew- York. 













FRANCIS HART & CO. PRINTERS, 
63 CORTLANDT STREET, NeW-Y0RK. 


ROBIN BOND, Delineator. 








Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1860, by R. IIoe k Co., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of 

the United States, for the Southern District of New-York. 


R. HOE & CO’S 

PRICE LIST OF PRINTING MATERIALS, 

ETC. ETC. 


Letter-press Department. 


PRINTING MACHINES. 

Type-Revolving Fast Printing Machine (see 

pages 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)... 

Double and Single Cylinder Printing Ma¬ 
chines (see pages 31, 32, 33, 34). 

Type-Revolving Rotary Book-Perfecting 

Press (see page 38). 

Single Large Cylinder Printing Machine (see 

pages 39,40). 

New Four Roller Book Priutiug Machine 

(see pages 48, 49). 

New Color Printing Machine (see page 50) .. 
New Single Large Cylinder Hand-Printing 

Machine (see page 46). 

Patent Railroad Ticket Machine (seepage 51) 
Bed and Platen Power Press (see pages 52,53) 
Bed and Platen Job Printing Press (page 58) 
Patent Machine Card Press (see page 59)... 
Patent Washington Printing Press (page 60) 
Improved Washington Pre66 (see page 61).. 
Patent Smith Priutiug Press (see page 62). 

Stausbury Hand Press (see page 63). 

Hand Lever Printing Press (see page 64)... 
Ready Proof Presses (see pages 65, 66). 


INKING IMPLEMENTS, &c. 

Distributors, with stand and frame complete: 


INKING MACHINES, &c. 

Steam Inking Machine for Hand Press (p. 67) 

Folio Post.$ 

Medium. 

Super Royal. 

Imperial. 

New Patent Self-Inking Machine to work by 
the action of the Press (see cut, page 63).. 

Foolscap. 

Medium. 

Super Royal. 

Imperial, Nos. 1 k 2. 

“ Nos. 3, 4 St 5. 

Improved Inking Apparatus, with vibrating 
cylinder, railway and carriage, to work by 

hand (see cut, page 69). 

Foolscap, with one ink roller. 


153.00 

165.00 

180.00 

200.00 


85.00 

95.00 

105.00 

115.00 

130.00 


32.50 


Super Royal. 

Imperial, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4... 

“ Nos. 5 and 6. 

Buckskin Rollers, complete: 

Medium. 


Super Roval. 



30.00 

Imperial. 



35.00 

Ink Rollers: 




6 and 8 inch stock, frame anc 

handle 

1.50 

10 “ 



1.75 

12 “ “ “ 



2.00 

14 

two 

handles 

2.25 

16 “ <• •« 

44 

ft 

2.50 

18 “ “ “ 

i( 


2.75 

Medium “ 44 

It 

ft 

4.00 

Super Royal “ “ 

it 

tf 

4.50 

Foolscap “ “ 

ft 


3.00 

Imperial, No. 1 “ “ 

44 

if 

5.00 

“ “ 2 “ 

“ 

ft 

5.25 

“ “ 3 44 

44 

tt 

5.50 

“ “ 4 “ 

44 

ft 

6.00 

“ “ 5 “ 

it 

“ 

6.50 

“ It g It 1. 

“ 


7.1)0 

Roller Skin and Lining, sewed. 



3.75 

Balls, large size, made up. 



7.50 

“ middle “ “ “ . 


“ 

6.00 

“ small 44 “ “ . 


ft 

5.00 

Ball Skin and Lining. 



2.25 

Ink Table, foolscap. 



7.50 

“ Block. 



1 00 

“ Slice. 




44 Braver. . 



.25 

Glue, for rollers. 



.28 

Tin Kettles, for composition, 

per 

set, from 

4.50 

Copper Kettles, “ 

4 

ft 

12.00 

“ to work by steam 60.CO 


ROLLER MOULDS, 

Of Cast Iron, accurately finished, finely polished, and 


“ with two ink rollers. 

39.00 

furuislied with bun 

gs and centers, as 

follows : 

Medium, with one ink roller. 

35.00 

Foolscap Hand Press requires 30 iu. loin 

.$12.00 

“ with two ink rollers. 

42.00 

Medium 14 

44 

34 “ 

. 13.60 

Super Royal, with one ink roller. 

37.50 

Super Roval 

tt 

36 “ 

. 14.40 

“ with two ink rollers. 

44.50 

Imperial, No. 1 “ 

tt 

38 “ 

. 15.20 

Imperial, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, with one 


“ No. 2 “ 


40 “ 

. 16.00 

ink roller. 

40.00 

“ No. 3 “ 

tt 

42 “ 

. 16.80 

Imperial, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, with two 


“ No. 4 “ 

tt 

44 “ 

. 17.60 

ink rollers. 

47.00 

“ No. 5 “ 

tt 

46 “ 

. 18.40 

Imperial, Nos. 5 and 6, with one ink 


“ No. 6 “ 

tt 

48 “ 

. 19.20 

roller . 

45.00 

Mammoth “ 

tt 

50 li 

. 20.00 

Imperial, Nos. 5 and 6, with two ink 


Cylinder Press, No. 2 

tt 

52 “ 

. 20.80 

rollers. 

52.00 

“ “ No. 3 

tt 

56 “ 

. 22.40 

Distributors, with staud and frame, complete: 


“ “ No. 4 

it 

60 “ 

. 24.00 

Medium. 

20.00 

“ *• No. 5 

tt 

63 “ 

. 25.20 










































































4 LETTER-PRESS DEPARTMENT, CONTINUED. 


STEREOTYPE BLOCKS. 


4to, 

4 blocks 

$10.00 with rule borders. 

$20.00 

8vo, 

8 “ 

14.00 “ “ “ . 

28.00 

12mo, 

12 '* 

15.00 “ “ “ 

30.00 

]8mo, 

18 *• 

18.50 “ “ 

37.00 

24mo, 

24 •* 

22.00 “ “ “ 

44.00 

32mo, 

32 “ 

25.00 “ “ “ 

50.00 

48mo, 

48 “ 

30.00 “ “ “ 

60.00 


Blocks in sections, to work with cuts, to order. 
Blocks of iron and brass, to order. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Parchments, .from $1.25 

Blankets, cloth, very fine, per yard, ....from 3.50 
“ vulcanized india-rubber, per yard. 5.25 
Gut Band, % inch diameter, 21 feet long- 6.00 


Tape, % inch wide, per yard. .04 

n aj « “ “ . .05 

“ \\ “ “ “ .06 

Bank and Horse.from 5.50 

Rounce Straps, per set. 1-25 

Sheepsfoot Hammer. 1-25 

Screw-driver. -20 

Press Wrench. 1-25 

Screw “ 1-50 

Tympan “ .75 

Points with springs, per pair. .50 

Points without springs, per pair. .30 

Tympan Bolt and Nut. .38 


PRINTING INKS, &c. 

Parsons,Fletcher &. Co’s fixe English Inks, 
in 1, 2, 4 and 5 lb. cans, as follows: 


Black and Colored, No. 1.per lb. $2.25 

“ “ No. 2.. “ 1-75 

•• “ No. 3,. “ 1-25 

“ “ No. 4. “ -60 

Carmine, in 4 oz. cans.per oz. 1.75 


American Inks: 


News. 

“ Extra. 

Fine Book. 

Extra Fine Book. 

Fine Ink. 

Red and Brown. 

Blue, Green, and Yellow.. 

Ultramarine. 

Lake. 

Gold Size. 

Varnish. 

Ultramarine Blue Powders 
Bronze Powders, all colors 

Stone and Muller. 

Ink Mills. 

Copperplate Ink. 
Lithographic Ink. 


. 20 

. 25 

.50c. to 60 

.65c. to 75 

.$1.00 to 1.25 

. .from 50c. to 3.00 

.50c. to 2.50 

.1.50 to 3.00 

.3.00 to 10.00 

.per lb. 4.00 

. “ .50 

per lb. 1.00 to 1.50 
per oz. 75c. to 1.50 

.7.50 

.from 25.00 


Compositors’ Department. 


IMPOSING STONES. 


TYPE CASES.— Continued 


(Italian Marble), with Tabic and Drawers : 

Single. Double. 


Foolscap. 

Medium. 

Super Royal... 
Imperial, No. 1 

“ “ 2 

“ “ 3 

« “ 4, 

“ “ 5 

“ “ 6 , 

Mammoth. 


18X23 $16.00 
22X28 18.00 

26X31 21.00 

21X33 21.00 

25 x36 22.00 

26 X38 24.00 

.27 X 40 26.00 

.28 X42 30.00 

,29 X45 35.00 

.38 X47 42.50 


18X46 $22.50 

22 x 56 25.00 

26X62 30.00 

24 X 66 30.00 

25x72 35.00 

26 X 76 40.00 

27 X 80 45.00 

28 X 84 50.00 

29X90 55.00 


CAST IRON IMPOSING BEDS. 


With Table and Drawers: 

Single. Double. 


Foolscap. 

.18X23 

if 20.00 

18X46 

$33.50 

Medium. 

.22X28 

23.00 

22x56 

38.50 

Super Royal. .. 

.26X31 

28.00 

26X62 

47.00 

Imperial, No. 1.. 

.24X33 

27.50 

24X66 

45.00 

“ “ 2.. 

.25X36 

31.50 

25X72 

52.50 

“ “ 3.. 

.26X38 

35.00 

26X76 

58.00 

u “ 4 #> 

.27X40 

37.50 

27X80 

62.50 

“ “ 5.. 

.28X42 

40.00 

28X84 

67.00 

“ “ 6.. 

.29X45 

45.00 

29X90 

75.00 

Mammoth. 

.38X47 

60.00 

38X94 

100.00 

LETTER 

BOARDS. 


Demy. 




$ .50 

Medimn. 



...19X24 

.75 

Royal. 



...23X27 

1.00 

Super Royal.... 



...24X30 

1.25 

Imperial. 




1.50 

Double Medium. 




1.75 


TYPE CASES. 


Best quality, seasoned, per pair. $2.00 

“ % size, “ . 1.75 

Job, each. 1.13 

Half, each. .75 

Triple, each. 1.13 


Music. 1.13 

Greek....$2.50 to 4.00 

Rule. 1-50 


Blank, for Wood Type, to order. 

CABINETS. 

(See cut, page 91 .) 


With 6 paire two-thirds size Cases. $ 15.00 

“ 8 “ “ “ “ . 20.00 

“ 10 “ “ “ “ . 26.00 

“ 10 “ full size “ “ . 30.00 

“ 5 “ half cases “ “ .-.... 7.00 

“ 10 “ “ “ “ 15.00 

“ 15 “ “ “ “ 20.00 

CASE STANDS. 

Single. $4.00 

Double, without racks. 4.50 

“ with “ . 5.50 

Cast Iron, single, (see cut, page 90),. 8.00 

“ double, without racks. 12.00 

“ “ with “ . 15.00 


CHASES. 


WROUGHT IRON, WITH SHIFTING BARS. 



Size over all. Per pair. 

Foolscap. 

. 174X20 

$10.00 

Demy. 

. 20 X25 

12.00 

Medium. 

. 2238X281* 

13.00 

Super Royal. 

. 2534X3134 

14.00 

Imperial. 

. 2456X3334 

16.00 

Double Medium. 

. 27^X2034 

18.00 

Double Super Royal. 

. 3244X4454 

19.00 

Imperial, No. 1 News- 

. 2454X3334 

12.00 

<< (i 2 “ 

. 255&X354 

13.00 

“ “ 3 “ _ 

. 2634X3834 

15.00 

“ "4 “ .... 

. 27.4 X4034 

15.00 

“ “ 5 “ . 

. 284 X424 

16.00 

“ “ 6 “ . 

. 294X444 

16.00 



































































































LETTER-PRESS DEPARTMENT, CONTINUED. 5 


CHASES.— Continued. 


GALLEYS.— Continued. 


HALF CHASES—WROUGHT IRON. 



Size inside 

each. 

Imperial, No. 1. 


X214s $4.50 



X2U, 

4.50 

“ “ 3 


5.00 

“ “ 4. 


5.00 

“ “ 5. 


5.00 

“ “ 6. 


6.00 

Broadside, Job. 


X24 

3.50 

CAST-IRON CHASES. 



Card. 


X **5 

^ 32 

a 


X 

.37 

it 


X 7 

.42 

Billhead. 


X 8 

.49 

(( 


X10 

.63 

Job. 


X12 

.74 



X14 

.84 

u 


X17 

1.09 

“ . 


X24 

1.47 

Programme . 

.5 

X16M 

.77 

(i 


X23H 

1.10 


Other sizes made to order. 
Electrotype Chases made to order. 


PURNITUEE. 

Cherry, all sizes, smaller than 2 line Pica, per 

yard. $ .04 

Cherry, 2 to 5 line Pica, per yard. .05 

“ 5 to 12 “ “ 06 

“ Side Stick “ .06 

Pine, all sizes, smaller than 2 line Pica per 

yard. .02 

Pine, 2 line Pica and upwards, per yard. .03 

GALLEYS. 

Common.5 X15 $ .25 

“ .5^X18 .38 

“ .6 X20 .50 

“ .7 X22 .63 

“ .8 X24 .75 


Octavo Slice-6 X10 inside. 1.25 

Quarto “ -8?4X13 “ . 1.50 

Medium “ 10 X16 “ 1.75 

Royal “ ....12 X18 “ 1.88 

Super Royal “ 14 X21 “ 2.00 

Imperial “ ....15 X22 “ 2.25 

Republican “ 18 X25 “ 3.00 

Proof, single column, brass bottom. 2.25 

“ double “ “ 11 . 2.75 

“ single “ '■ “ and lined. 3.25 

“ double “ “ “ “ 3.75 

“ single “ all brass. 5.00 

“ double " “ . 6.00 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Composing Sticks, 6 and 8 inches.$1.00 

“ for every additional inch... .12 

Steel Composing Rule.25 

Mahogany Job Stick, 20 inches. 1.50 

Shooting Stick, brass. 1.00 

“ iron.75 

“ hickory.05 

Mallet, hickory.25 

“ iron-bound. 1.00 

Planer.25 

“ covered with cloth.50 

Quoins, hickory.per 100 .50 

“ boxwood. “ .75 

Saw and Wooden Miter Box. 1.50 

Saw and Iron Miter Box. 5.00 

Shears.per pair 1.00 

Lead-Cutter. 3.00 

Improved Brass Rule and Lead Cutter. 5.00 

Ditto double lever (see cut, page 92). 10 00 

Mitering Machine (see cut, page 92). 12.00 

Candlesticks.per dozen 1.50 

Snuffers. per pair .20 

Bellows.50 

Bodkins.12 

“ spring.50 

Proof Brush. 1.00 

Cord.per ball .25 


Warehouse Department. 


STANDING PRESSES. 

Hydrostatic Presses (see cut, on page 70) 

from. $ I " 11 

Steam Pumps for do. (see cuts on pages 71 and 72) 

from. 350 

Improved Geered Standing Press (see cut on 

page 73) from. 350 

Improved Iron Standing Press (see cut on page 74) 

from. 250 

Improved Screw Standing Press (see cut on page 

75) from . 100 

PRESSING BOARDS. 

Demy. 17X22 $ .75 

Medium.19X24 .88 

Royal.23 x 27 1.13 


PRESSING BOARDS— Continued. 


Super Royal.24 X30 $1.25 

Imperial.27 x36 1.75 

Double Medium.28X40 2.00 

Sheet Iron,.from 2.00 

Glazed Paper, per gross,.from 10.00 

Improved Paper Cutting Machine (see cut, p. 86) 40.00 
Card Cutter, with 6 inch shears, (seecut, p. 88) 10.00 
“ “ “ 7 “ “ “ ll.oo 

“ “ “ 8 “ “ “ 12.00 

“ “ “ 10 “ *• “ 15.00 

“ “ “ 12 “ “ “ 17.00 

“ “ “ 14 “ “ “ 20.00 

Peel.75 

Drying Poles.per ft. .03 

Iron Bar for Standing PrcsB.per lb. .12 


Wetting Department. 


LYE AND WETTING TROUGHS. 


Medium.$ 10.50 

Super Royal. 11.00 

Imperial. 13.00 

Double Medium. 15.00 

[If lined with Lead, extra.] 

Lye Brush. .75 


WETTING BOARDS, &c. 

Medium.19x24 $ .75 

Royal. 23 X 27 1.00 

Super Royal. 24X30 1.25 

Imperial.27 x36 1.50 

Double Medium.28x40 1.75 

Pick Brush. .25 










































































































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MISCELLANEOUS. 


Bookbinders’ Department. 


Killing Machine (see cut, 


Kinbossing and Smashing 
Presses (see cut, page 

82) from. 

Kook Rolling Machine 


Small Embossing, Stamp¬ 
ing and Gilding Press 


Patent Book and Paper 
Trimming Machine (see 

cut, page 85). 

Improved Paper Cutting 
Machine (see cut, page 

8(i). 

Shears and Table, for 
cutting Binders’ Board 
(see cut, pages 87, 88) 


Piercing Machine for Pam¬ 
phlets (see cut, page 89) 
Squaring Shears, per inch 

Finishing Press. 

Cutting Press and Plow.. 



Knife for Plow.$ .50 

Marbled Paper.$ 


«l*sn on 


Binders’ Boards. 




Glue Pot. 






400.00 

Plow and four boards for 

Paring Knife and.Folder.. .25 



squaring paper. 30.00 

Backing Boards, per pair 


250.00 

Screw for do., with iron 

“ “ per inch .12 



point unci nut. 3.00 

Cutting Board....per foot .03 



Sewing Bench. 1.75 

Beating Hammer. 2.00 


125.00 

Polisher, cast steel. 3.00 

Pressing Boards.. .6X 10>£ .25 



Agate Burnisher. 1.50 

“ “ ...8XIOJ4 .31 



Lettering Palettes. 3.50 

“ “ ..10X13 .88 


600.00 

Gold Cushion,with Drawer 

“ “ ..10X16 .50 



from 3.50 to 6.00' 

“ “ ..13X20 .63 



Finishing Stand to attach 

“ “ ..17X22 .75 


40.00 

to table. 3.00 

“ “ ..20 X 24 . 88 



“ li larger size 

“ “ ..24 X 38 1.25 



for blank work. 5.00 

“ “ ..26X40 2.25 



Hickok’s Ruling Pens... 

Brass Bound Boards, for 


35.00 

Glue. 

pressing Muslin Work, 



Gold Leaf. 

with a case to hold them, 35.0ft 


35.00 

Varnish. 

[These Boards are made in the 


1.00 

Twine. 

most superior manner, bound with 


2.00 

Thread. 

Brass or Steel. The top and hot- 


9.00 

Binders’ Muslin. 

tom board is flush on one side.] 



Electrotype Department. 


Presses for Moulding, 

from.$175.00 

Hydraulic Press for do. 

(see cut, page 70). 400.00 

Black-Leading Machine 
(patent, see cut page 97) 275.00 
Battery (patent, see cut, 
page 98), from. 25.00 


Backing Pau (patent, see 

cut, page 99).$ 75.00 

Moulding Pau (see cut, 

page 99). 14.00 

Metal Pot for Backing up 25.00 

Tinning Pot. 7.00 

Building Iron. 2.00 

Miscellaneous. 


Pump and Hose.$ 12.00 

Bellows . 5.00 

Precipitatiug Trough. 25.00 

Shaving Machiue (see cut, 

page 79). 100.00 

Shoot Board and 2 planes 
(see cuts, page 94). 18.00 


Copperplate Presses, (see cut, pp. 76, 77) from $90.00 
Lithographic Presses, (see cut, page 78) from 125.00 

Stereotype Shaving Machine, one head. 100.00 

Stereotype Shoot Board, with Bevel Plane 

and Jointer. 18.00 

Transfer Presses.from 250.00 

Fly Presses. “ 75.00 

Cotton, Wool or Tobacco Presses. “ 250.00 

Roller Embossing Machines. “ 100.00 

Calendering “ “ 350.00 

Veneer Saw Mills “ “ 200.00 

Saw Mandrels. “ 12.00 

Wrought Iron Screws and Brass Boxes, per lb. .25 


Improved Steam Engines and Boilers forma- 

chine presses, (see cut page 80).from$1000.00 

Gearing, Screws, &c., cut to order. 

Machine Leather Banding, all sizes. 

Cast Iron Pulleys from turned iron patterns.. 

Shafting made and put up to order. 

Cooking and Drying Apparatus for public in¬ 
stitutions . 

Improved Fan Blowers. 

Carpet Measurer. 

“ Winder. 

“ Unwinder. 


450.00 

7.50 
22.50 

5.50 


Prices of Printing Types. 


The following are the Prices of Printing Types when sold at six months' credit, for approved paper. A liberal 
discount made for cash. Shipments by way of the Atlantic will be insured , and the premium charged in the 
bill. Old type received at current rates , in exchange for new. 



Roman, Italic 
and 

German. 

Antique, 

Condensed, 

Title, 

Borders &c. 

Shaded, 
Ornamented, 
Script, &c. 


Roman, Italic 
and 

German. 

Antique, 

Condensed, 

Title, 

Border*, &c. 

Shaded, 
Ornamented, 
Script, &c. 

12 line Pica.per lb. 

$ .22 

$ .22 

$ .34 

Dbl. Small Pica.per lb. 

$ .32 

$ .42 

$ .72 

11 “ “ . “ 

.22 

.22 

.34 

Paragon. “ 

.32 

.44 

.72 

10 “ “ . “ 

.22 

.22 

.34 

Great Primer ... “ 

.32 

.44 

.76 

9 “ “ . “ 

.22 

.22 

.36 

Columbian. “ 

.32 

.44 

.80 

8 “ “ . “ 

.24 

.24 

.36 

English. “ 

.32 

.48 

.84 

7 “ “ . “ 

.26 

.26 

.36 

Pica. “ 

.32 

.52 

.90 

6 “ “ . “ 

.28 

.28 

.40 

Small Pica. 11 

.34 

..56 

.95 

5 “ “ . “ 

.30 

.30 

.41 

Long Primer_ “ 

.36 

.60 

1.00 

4 “ “ . “ 

.30 

.32 

.48 

Bourgeois. “ 

.40 

.66 

1.08 

Canon. “ 

.32 

.34 

.52 

Brevier. “ 

.44 

.74 

1.20 

Meridian. “ 

.32 

.36 

.56 

Minion. “ 

.48 

.84 

1.32 

Double Paragon. “ 

.32 

.38 

.60 

Nonpareil. “ 

.58 

1.00 

1.50 

Dbl. Grt. Primer “ 

.32 

.38 

.64 

Agate. “ 

.72 

1.20 

1.80 

Dbl. Columbian “ 

.32 

.40 

.68 

Pearl. “ 

1.08 

1.60 

2.20 

Double English. “ 

.32 

.42 

.68 

Diamond. “ 

1.60 



Double Pica. “ 

.32 

.42 

.68 

























































































































PRICES OF PRINTING 


SUPERIORS. 


Nonpareil. 

Minion. 

Brevier. 

Bourgeois. 

Long Primer. 

Small Pica. 

Pica. 


. 1.00 

.95 

Nonpareil. 

Minion. 

Brevier. 

Bourgeois. 

Long Primer- 

Small Pica. 

Pica. 

SIGNS. 

.84 

. 52 


TYPES, CONTINUED. 7 

PIECE FRACTIONS. 

Bourgeois.per lb. £3.00 

Long Primer. 2.29 

Small Pica. 1.80 

Pica. 1.59 

LEADS. 

Six to Pica and thicker.per lb. $ .27 

Seven to Pica.32 

Eight to Pica.40 

Nine to Pica.52 

Ten to Pica.70 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Flourishes.per lb. $1.00 

Pearl Check.80 

Space Rules. 1.20 

Slugs .27 

Quotations.27 


R. Hoe & Co’s Estimates for Offices of various kinds. 

For a Daily Paper the principal Fonts should be increased from 30 to 50 per cent. 


NEWSPAPER 


1 Imperial No. 2 Washington Press.$240.00 

1 set Imperial No. 2 Rollers, complete. 25.00 

1 Imperial No. 2 Roller Mould, cast iron... 16.00 

1 Dbl. Imperial No. 2 Imposing Stone and 

Frame. 35.00 

2 Imperial No. 2 Half Chases, at $4.50.... 9.00 

4 Single Brass Bottom Galleys, at $2.25... 9.CM) 

6 Common Galleys, say. 3.75 

4 Six-inch Composing Sticks, at $1.00- 4.00 

3 Double Stands with Racks, at $5.53.... 16.50 

15 Pair Cases, at $2.00. 30.00 

3 Job Cases, at $1.13. 3.39 

100 Yards Furniture. 5.00 

Mallet, Planer, Shooting Stick and 

Quoins, about. 3.50 

l Lye Brush. .75 

1 Proof Brush. 1.00 

Saw and Miter Box. 1.75 

25 lbs. News Ink, at 25 cts. 6.25 

NEWSPAPER 2 

1 Imperial No. 4 Washington Press.$260.00 

1 Set Imperial No. 4 Rollers, complete. 25.00 

1 Imperial No. 4 Roller Mould, cast iron... 17.00 

1 Dbl. Imperial No. 4 Imposing Stone and 

Frame. 45.00 # 

2 Imperial No. 4 Half Chases, at $5.00.... 10.00 

5 Single Brass Bottom Proof Galleys. 11.25 

6 Common Galleys, at 75 cts. 4.50 

6 Eight-inch Composing Sticks, at $1.00.. 6.00 

4 Double Stands with Racks, at $5.50.... 22.00 

20 Pair Cases, at $2.00. 40.00 

4 Job Cases, at $1.13. 4.50 

100 Yards Furniture. 5.00 

Mallet, Planer, Shooting Stick and 

Quoins, about. 3.50 

1 Lye Brush. *75 

1 Proof Brush. 1*00 

Saw and Miter Box. . 1.75 

150 Advertising Rules, at 5 cts. 7.50 

NEWSPAPER 2 

1 Imperial No. 6 Washington Press.$290.00 

1 Set Imperial No. 6 Rollers, complete. 30.00 

1 Imperial No. 6 Roller Mould, cast iron.. 19.20 

1 Dbl. Imperial No. 6 Imposing Stone and 

Frame. 55.00 

2 Imperial No. 6 Half Chases, at $6.00.... 12.00 

6 Single Brass Bottom Proof Galleys, at 

$2.25. 13.50 

6 Common Galleys, at 75 cts. 4.50 

6 Eight-inch Composing Sticks, at $1.00.. 6.00 

4 Double Stands with Racks, at $5.50 . 22.00 


BY 36 INCHES. 


100 Advertising Rules, at 5 cts.$ 5.00 

50 Single Dash Rules, at 6 cts. 3.00 

50 Brass Dashes, at 10 cts.*.. 5.00 

10 Double Cross Rules, at 8 cts. .80 

10 Parallel Rules, at 8 cts. .80 

20 Column Rules, at 68 cts . 13.60 

Head Rules, about. 3.00 

300 lbs. Long Primer, at 36 cts. 108.00 

250 lbs. Brevier, at 44 cts. 110.00 

56 lbs. Nonpareil, [if wanted] at 58 cts. 32.48 

Display Type for reading matter, about.. 15.00 
“ “ for Advertisements, about 15.00 

20 lbs. Leads at 27 cts. 5.40 

Head for Paper.from $2.00 to 5.00 

Cuts or Ornaments, about. 8.00 

Boxing and Carting, about. .14.00 


Total.$753.47 

BY 40 INCHES. 

75 Single Dash Rules, at 6 cts.$ 4.50 

75 Brass Dashes, at 10 cts. 7.50 

35 lbs. News Ink, at 25 cts. 8.75 

12 Double Cross Rules, at 8 cts. .96 

12 Parallel Rules, at 8 cts. .96 

24 Column Rules, at 68 cts. 16.32 

Head Rules, about. 3.50 

400 lbs. Long Primer, at 36 cts. 144.00 

325 ibs. Brevier, at 44 cts. 143.00 

56 lbs. Nonpareil, [if wanted] at 58 cts. 32.48 

Display Type for reading matter, about.. 20.00 
“ “ for Advertisements, about 20.00 

30 lbs. Leads, at 27 cts. 8.10 

Head for Paper.from $2.00 to 5.00 

Ornaments, about. 10.00 

Boxing and Carting, about. 15.00 


Total.$904.82 


BY 44 INCHES. 

25 Pair Cases, at $2.00.$ 50.00 

4 Job Cases, at $1.13. 4.50 

100 Yards Furniture. 5.00 

Mallet, Planer, Shooting Stick and 

Quoins, about. 4.00 

1 Lye Brush. *75 

1 Proof Brush. 1*°^ 

Saw and Miter Box. 1.7o 

50 lbs. News Ink, at 25 cts. 12.50 

250 Advertising Rules, at 5 cts. 12.50 

100 Single Dash Rules, at 6 cts. 6.00 
















































































































8 ESTIMATES, CONTINUED. 


NEWSPAPER 29 BY 


50 Brass Dashes, at 10 cts. $5.00 

20 Double Cross Rules, at 8 cts. 1-60 

20 Parallel Rules, at 8 cts. 1-60 

28 Column Rules, at 68 cts. 19.04 

Head Rules, about. 5.00 

500 lbs. Long Primer, at 36 cts. 180.00 

400 lbs. Brevier, at 44 cts. 176.00 

56 lbs. Nonpareil, [if wanted] at 58 cts. 32.48 


44 INCHES.— Continued. 

Display Type for reading matter, about ... $25.00 
“ “ for Advertisements, about... 25.00 

50 lbs. Leads, at 27 cts. I 1 2 3 4 * 6 - 50 

Head for Paper.from $2.00 to .5.00 

Ornaments, about. 10.00 

Boxing andCarting, about. 16.00 

Total.$1065.42 


ESTIMATE FOR SMALL JOB OFFICE. 


1 Super Royal Washington Press.$220.00 

1 Job and Card Press.from 275.00 

1 Super Royal Chase, with bars. 7.00 

1 Cap Chase. 5.00 

Assortment Job and Card Chases. 7.50 

1 Super Royal Roller Mould. 14.40 

Roller Stocks, &c. 8.50 

1 Single Super Royal Imposing Stone. 21.00 

2 Double Stands with Racks, at $5.50. 11.00 

7 Pair Cases, at $2.00. 14.00 

12 Job Cases, at $1.13. 13.50 

6 Triple Cases, at $1.13. 6.75 

Cabinet 8 pair Cases. 20.00 

1 Super Royal Slice Galley. 2.00 

1 Quarto Brass Galley. 4.00 

Common Galleys. 4.00 

100 Yards Furniture. 5.00 

Saw and Miter Box. 1.75 

300 Hickory Quoins, at 50 cts. 1.50 

1 Mallet.25 

1 Planer.25 

1 Lye Brush. .75 

Brass Rules. 12.00 

Metal “ . 4.00 

10 Yards Wood Rule, at 12 cts. 1.20 

Leads. 13.50 

20 lbs. Quotations, at 27 cts. 5.40 

2 lbs. Space Rules, at $1.20. 2.40 

20 lbs. Book Ink, at 50 cts. 10.00 

2 lbs. Fine “ at $1.00. 2.00 

5 lbs. Colored Ink, at $2.50. 12.50 

3 oz. Bronze, at 75 cts. 2.25 

Composing Sticks. 9 50 

1 24 inch Mahogany Job Stick. 2.00 

6 lbs. Peaal, at $1.08. 6.48 

50 lbs. Nonpareil, at 58 cts. 2.600 

50 lbs. Brevier, at 44 cts. 22.00 

50 lbs. Long Primer, at 36 cts. 18.00 

100 lbs. Small Pica, at 34 cts. 34.00 


50 lbs. Pica, at 32 cts. $16.00 

50 lbs. Great Primer, at 32 cts. 16.00 

50 lbs. Real Double Pica, at 32 cts. 16.00 

' 50 lbs. Double Paragon or Canon, at 32 cts... 16.00 

30 lbs. Great Primer Script, at 76 cts. 22.80 

3 Fonts Condensed Black aud Text. 12.00 

5 Fonts Ornamented Pearl to Long Primer 11.00 

5 Fonts “ Two Line Nonpareil 

to Great Primer. 14.00 

10 Fonts Ornamented Great Primer to Four- 

line Pica. 35.00 

2 Fonts Two Line. 3.50 

6 Fonts Condensed. 10.50 

2 Fonts Clarendon. 5.50 

2 Fonts Full Face. 5.50 

8 Fonts Gothic, Antique, Ionic, &c. 20.00 

4 Fonts Large Metal Job Type. 25.00 

5 Fonts Wood Type Seven to Twelve Line 

Pica. 30.00 

3 Fonts Wood Type, Fourteen to Thirty 

Line Pica. 25.00 

Borders. 12.00 

Cuts, Ornaments, Dashes, &.C... 10.00 


Total.$1132.28 


By deducting Presses and Appurtenances the above 
estimate is reduced to about $500. and can be further 
reduced for a small country Job Office to $300. 

The following sizes of NEWS PAPER are always 
kept on hand by Paper Merchants: 22 by 32, 24 by 
36, 26 by 37, aud 28 by 42. 

The following sizes are also considered regular sizes, 
though not so certainly kept on hand : 24 by 38, 27 by 
42, 29 by 44. 

Newspaper Heads and all other descriptions of cuts 
are designed and engraved by us with elegance aud 
despatch. 

Also, Newspaper Heads and Cuts Electrotyfed 
in the best manner and on reasonable terms. 


ESTIMATE FOR A LARGE JOB OFFICE. 


1 Imperial No. 5 Washington Press.$275.00 

1 Card Press. 150.00 

1 Adams Job Press. 375.00 

1 Imperial No. 5 Roller Mould. 18.40 

1 Set Imperial No. 5 Distributors. 30.00 

1 Pair Imperial Chases, with bars. 16.00 

1 Pair Cap Chases, “ . 10.00 

Job Chases, assorted. 12.00 

Job Roller Stocks and Handles. 8.50 

6 Double Stands with Racks, at $5.50.... 33.00 

20 Pair Cases, at $2.00. 40.00 

20 Job Cases, at $1.13. 22.50 

10 Triple Cases, at $1.13. 11.25 

2 Cabinets, at $20.00 . 40.00 

1 Cabinet with Standing Galley. 27.00 

3 Slice Galleys. 7.50 

4 Double Brass Galleys, at $2.75. 11.00 

2 Quarto Brass Galleys, at $4.00. 8.00 

10 Common Galleys. 5.00 

200 Yards Furniture, &c. 13.00 

1000 Hickory Quoins. 5.00 

3 Mallets. .75 

3 Planers. .75 

6 Shooting Sticks. .30 

8 Composing Sticks. 11.50 


1 30 inch Mahogany Job Stick. $2.50 

2 Lye Brushes, at 75 cts. 1.50 

2 Proof Brushes, at $1.00. 2.00 

Saw and Iron Miter Box. 5.00 

Wood Mit er Box. .50 

1 Dbl. Imperial No. 5 Imposing Stone. 50.00 

30 lbs. News Ink, at 25 cts. 7.50 

25 lbs. Book “ at 50 cts. 12.50 

5 lbs. Fine “ at $1.00. 5.00 

51bs. Poster “ Blue, at $1.50. 7.50 

5 lbs. Poster “ Red, at $1.50. 7.50 

5 lbs. Colored Ink, assorted, at $2.50. 12.50 

2 lbs. Varnish, at50cts. 1.00 

1 lb. Gold Size. 4.00 

8 oz. Bronze, assorted colors, at 75 cts. 6.00 

100 lbs. Leads, at 27cts.. 27.00 

30 lbs. Quotations, at 27 cts. 8.10 

3 lbs. Space Rule, at $1.20. 3.60 

Brass Rules. 50.00 

Metal “ 10.00 

20 Yards AVood Rule. 2.40 

25 lbs. Pearl, at $1.08. 27.00 

100 lbs. Nonpareil, at 53 cts. 58.00 

200 lbs. Brevier, at 44 cts. 88.00 

100 lbs. Long Primer, at 36 cts. 36.00 



































































































































ESTIMATES, CONTINUED. 


9 


ESTIMATE FOR A LARGE 

300 lbs. Small Pica, at 34 cts.$102.00 

100 lbs. Pica, at 32 cts. 32.00 

50 lbB. Great Primer, at 32 cts. 16.00 

50 lbs. Double Small Pica, at 32 cts. 16.00 

50 lbs. Double English, at 32 cts. 16.00 

60 lbs. Double Paragon, at 32 cts. 16.00 

50 lbs. Four Liue Pica, at 32 cts. 16.00 

30 lbs. Great Primer Script, at 76 cts. 22.80 

50 lbs. Double Small Pica Script, at 72 cts... 36.00 

25 lbs. Double Small Pica Mercantile Script, 

at 72 cts. 18.00 

20 lbs. Double Great Primer Script, at 56 cts 11.20 

30 lbs. Two Line Pica Calligraphic Script, at 

68 cts. 20.40 

20 lbs. Canon Calligraphic Script, at 52 cts.. 10.40 

8 Fonts Ornamented Pearl to Long Primer 16.00 


JOR OFFICE— Continued. 

12 Fonts Ornamented Two Line Nonpareil 


to Great Primer. $34.00 

15 Fonts Ornamented Great Primer to Four 

Line Pica. 60.00 

8 Fonts Extended and Two Line. 20.00 

6 Fonts Condensed Black and Text. 25.00 

8 Fonts Clarendon and Full Face. 24.00 

10 Fonts Gothic, Antique and Ionic. 30.00 

6 Fonts Large Metal Job Letter. 36.00 

20 Fonts Wood Type Seven to Fifty Line 

Pica. 150.00 

Borders. 25.00 

Cuts, OrnauieDts, Dashes, &c. 50.00 

1 Standing Press, 2k inch Screw. 100.00 


Total.$2469.35 


ESTIMATE FOR A BOOKBINDING ESTABLISHMENT. 


1 Standing Press.from $90 to $125.00 

1 Ruling Machine. 150.00 

An assortment of Ruling Pens, .from $7.00 to 9.00 

1 Pair 12 inch Squaring Shears. 12.00 

1 Cutting Press and Plow. 9.00 

l Knife and Pin for do. 1.00 

Plow and four Boards for squaring paper .. 30.00 

Screw with iron point for do. and Nut... 3.00 

Table-Shears and Table. 35.00 

Sewing Bench. 1.75 

1 Finishing Press. 2.00 

1 Pair Backing Boards, each 12X18 inches.. 3.75 

1 Backing Hammer. 2.00 

l Beating Hammer. 3.00 

1 Backing Iron. 1.50 

1 Pair Compasses. 1 25 

1 “ Hand Shears. 1.00 

1 Paring Knife and Folder . .25 


20 feet Cutting Board. $ .61 

24 feet Grooving or Backing Rods. .75 

12 Pressing Boards. 9.00 

1 Cast Steel Polisher. 3.00 

1 Lettering Palette. 3.50 

3 Fillets. 6.00 

3 Blank Rolls. 17.00 

3 Gilding Rolls... 16.00 

Edge Rolls. 10.00 

1 Gold Cushion $3.00, 1 Gold Knife 50c... 3.50 

2 Agate Burnishers. 3.25 

1 Type Cabinet $6.00, Type $8.00. 14.00 

1 Iron Square. 1.25 

1 Glue Pot and Brush. 1.20 

1 Back Saw. 1.75 

1 Grindstone, with Frame. 7.50 


Total.$487.80 


ESTIMATE FOR A SMALL 


1 Lithographic Press.$150.00 

6 Stones. 24.00 

2 Ink Rollers. 10.00 

Ink. 12.50 

4 gallons Varnish. 8.00 


LITHOGRAPHIC OFFICE. 


Sponges, Gum Arabic, Turpentine, &c. $1.50 

Stone and Muller. 2.50 

Total.$208.50 


ESTIMATE FOR A COPPERPLATE PRINTING OFFICE. 


Press, 15 inches wide.$115.00 

Ink Roller. 4.00 

Ink Stone and Muller. 2.50 

Cast Iron Stove for heating plates, and six 

feet pipe. 3.00 

Bench, 6 feet by 20 feet. 6.00 

1 pair Press Boards, 10x16 inches. 1.00 


1 yard superfine broadcloth Blanket. 5.00 

10 lb. best Frankfort Black. 5.00 

1 gallon Burnt Linseed Oil and Oil Can.... 2.00 

50 Bookbinders’ Boards, for drying impres¬ 
sions. 2.50 


Total.$145.00 


ESTIMATE FOR AN ELECTROTYPE ESTABLISHMENT. 


Capable of turning out Eighteen 12 mo Pages per day. 


1 Press for Moulding.$175.00 

1 Tinning Pot. 7.00 

2 Building Irons. 4.00 

3 Brass Moulding Cases, $14.50 each. 43.50 

1 Metal Pot for backing up. 25.00 

1 Backing Pan (Patent). 75.00 

1 Pump and Hose, for syringing. 12.00 

1 Pair Bellows. 5.00 


1 Battery.$100.00 

1 Precipitating Trough. 25.00 

1 Shaving Machine. 100.00 

2 Planers and 1 Block. 18.00 


Black Lead, $2.50 per lb. 


$589.50 


Capable of turning out Seventy 12 mo Pages per day. 


1 Moulding Press.$275.00 

1 Tinning Pot. 7.00 

2 Building Irons. 4.00 

10 Brass Moulding Cases, $14.50 each. 145.00 

1 Metal Pot, for backing up. 25.00 

2 Backing Pans, (patent). 150.00 

1 Pump and Hose, for syringing. 12.00 

1 Pair Bellows.-. 5.00 

1 Battery. 200.00 

1 Precipitating Trough. 50.00 

1 Shaving Machine. 100.00 


Extra head for Do. $15.00 

2 Planers and 1 Block. 18.00 

Black Lead, $2.50perlb. 


$1006.00 

A crane for lifting the backing pan to aud 
from the metal pot would be needed, which, 
with the setting of the pot and the work 
bench, would have to be done on the premises, 
and would cost about. 100.00 
















































































































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20 “ 
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R. Hoe & Co’s Wood Rule. 


Twelve Cents per yard, made to any pattern. 



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R. Hoe & Co‘s Steel Lines for Bookbinders. 

Price per foot. 

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R Hoe & Co’s Steel Lines for Bookbinders. 


Price per foot. 



No. 


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$2.00 



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26 


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SOLE 

IMPORTERS OF 
C. DERRIEY'S 
CIRCULAR 
QUADRATS AND 
FLOURISHES, 


Quadrats 


Circular 

Are the neatest, cheapest and most trustworthy 
material for printing curved lines. The annexed 
diagram (impressions from the quadrats) will show 
their construction. They are made of various sizes, 
so as to form circles or parts of circles from 1 to 24 
inches in diameter. Each piece is exactly one-eighth 
of a full circle, and, when combined with similar 
pieces, will form quarter, half, three-quarter and full 
circles. By reversing the combination of some of the 
pieces, serpentine and eccentric curves may be made 
of any length or depth. They are made from type- 
metal of unusual hardness and solidity, and are care¬ 
fully finished. Each piece is marked with a distinct 
number. 

There are two kinds: Inner Quadrats, with convex 
surface, and Outer Quadrats, with concave surface— 
as may be seen in the diagram. The curved line is 
produced by placing the convex and concave surfaces 
parallel to each other, so that when locked up firmly 
they hold the type inserted between them. The other 
sides of the quadrats are flat and right angled, to 
allow a close introduction of type, and an easy justi¬ 
fication with common quadrats. 

Directions for composing Circular Quad¬ 
rats for the ordinary size of one-fourth circle. 

Select two outer quadrats (each marked with the 
same number) of the length required. Join the 
smaller ends, and justify the extremities carefully 

with ordinary quadrats.-Set the line of type in the 

hollow ofthe curve, but withoutjustification.-Then 

insert two inner quadrats (of the same number) of 
smaller size than the outer quadrats. The size of the 
inner quadrats will depend upon the size of the type. 
A line of canon will require smaller inner quadrats 
than will be needed for a line of pica, and vice versa. 
As the ono increases the other diminishes. An ordin¬ 
ary clock dial will afford a good illustration. The 
space between the numerals X and I is one-fourth of 
a circle. The curved line described around the foot 
of these numerals is much less than the curve at 
the top. If the size of the numerals from X to I is 
decreased, the inner curve will be greater; if it is 


increased, it will be less This will explain why the 
inner quadrat should be of less size than the outer, 
and why it should diminish as the size of the type 

increases.-The curve of the inner quadrat should be 

perfectly parallel with the curve of the outer quadrat. 
When they are parallel they bind the type between 
firmly in every part. Then justify the line of type. 

As the sizes of type vary with different foundries, 
it will often be found that the inner quadrat of the 
nearest suitable size will not meet the type in every 
part. This difficulty may be obviated by introducing 
slips of card of the same length as the line of type. 
Thus increase the distance between the quadrats until 
the curved surfaces are perfectly parallel with each 
other. The line of type cannot be justified unless 
they are parallel. When the inner and outer quadrats 
are thus adapted to each other, they will not only 
bind the type firmly, but will also present a perfectly 
flat and square surface on the other side. Unless they 
are parallel on the inner sides, and flat and square on 
the outer sides, the justification is not good; and the 
remedy must be found in changing the size of the 
inner circle, or in increasing the distance between 
the curved lines, by the use of larger type, or by 
paper or card board. When thus composed the type 
will be perfectly tight and secure, and the curved 
white line strictly accurate. 

Remarks. —As these quadrats are perfect segments 
of a large circle, they cannot be increased or dimin¬ 
ished without destroying the truth of the curve. If 
the thin ends are pieced out with common quadrats, 
good justification will be rendered impossible; if they 
are shortened by cutting off, they are ruined. Bits of 
lead or short pieces of card between the curved sur¬ 
faces are also wrong, they destroy that exact paral¬ 
lelism which is necessary for the security of the type. 
Very accuratejustification of the outer extremities of 
the quadrats is also indispensable. If the curved 
surfaces are kept parallel, and the flat surfaces kept 
square, no difficulty will be found in using them, and 
they will prove a valuable aid in ornamental printing. 











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Description of the Type-Revolving Printing Machine. 

The Type-Revolving Printing Machine manufactured by our firm was invented 
by Col. Richard M. Hoe. It is, as its name indicates, on the rotary principle; 
that is, the form of type is placed on the surface of a horizontal revolving cylinder 
of about four and a half feet in diameter. The form occupies a segment of only 
about one-fourth of the surface of the cylinder, and the remainder is used as an 
ink-distributing surface. Around this main cylinder, and parallel with it, are 
placed smaller impression cylinders, varying in number from four to ten, according 
to the size of the machine. The large cylinder being put in motion, the form of 
types is carried successively to all the impression cylinders, at each of which 
a sheet is introduced and receives the impression of the types as the form passes. 
Thus as many sheets are printed at each revolution of the main cylinder as there 
are impression cylinders around it. One person is required at each impression 
cylinder to supply the sheets of paper, which are taken at the proper moment 
by fingers or grippers, and after being printed are conveyed out by tapes and laid 
in heaps by means of self-acting flyers, thereby dispensing with the hands required 
in ordinary machines to receive and pile the sheets. The grippers hold the sheet 
securely, so that the thinnest newspaper may be printed without waste. 

The ink is contained in a fountain placed beneath the main cylinder, and is con¬ 
veyed by means of distributing rollers to the distributing surface on the main cylin¬ 
der. This surface being lower, or less in diameter than the form of types, passes 
by the impression cylinder without touching. For each impression there are two 
inking rollers which receive their supply of ink from the distributing surface of the 
main cylinder which raise and ink the form as it passes under them, after which 
they again fall to the distributing surface. 

Each page of the paper is locked up on a detached segment of the large cylinder, 
which constitutes its bed and chase. The column rules run parallel with the shaft 
of the cylinder, and are, consequently, straight, while the head, advertising and 
dash rules are in the form of segments of a circle. The column rules are in the form 
of a wedge, with the thin part directed toward the axis of the cylinder, so as to bind 
the types securely. These wedge shaped column rules are held down to the bed 
by tongues projecting at intervals along their length which slide in rebated grooves 
cut crosswise in the face of the bed. The spaces in the grooves between the column 
rules are accurately fitted with sliding blocks of metal even with the surface of the 
bed, the ends of which blocks are cut away underneath to receive a projection on the 
sides of the tongues of the column rules. The form of type is locked up in the 
bed by means of screws at the foot and sides, by which the type is held as 
securely as in the ordinary manner upon a flat bed—if not even more so. The speed 
of these machines is limited only by the ability of the feeders to supply the sheets. 
The four cylinder machine is run at a speed of over ten thousand per hour, the six 
cylinder machine fifteen thousand an hour, the eight cylinder machine twenty 
thousand, and the ten cylinder machine twenty-five thousand. This system combines 
the greatest speed in printing, durability of the machinery, and economy of labor. 





















































































R. Hoe & Co’s Eight Cylinder Type-Revolving Printing Machine. 



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































31 


R. Hoe & Co’s Double Cylinder Printing Machine. 

(See page 32.) 

In this Machine the form of types is placed on a flat bed. and the impression 
taken by means of two cylinders, each of which alternately takes a sheet and 
receives an impression from the same form while it is passing under them. The 
sheets are supplied by two attendants, and, if required to print short editions 
of various sizes, it will be necessary to have a boy at each end of the press 
to receive the printed sheets; but where large editions or forms of uniform 
size are worked, not requiring frequent changes of the tape-pulleys, the self 
sheet-flying apparatus is furnished when ordered, and is found very efficient 
and economical, placing the printed sheets in heaps with precision, and dis¬ 
pensing entirely with the two boys otherwise required for that pin-pose. 

The large amount of printing ordinarily done on these presses, and the 
consequent speed required, have rendered necessary greatly increased strength 
and weight of material in all the parts, together with simplicity in the me¬ 
chanical arrangements, and the utmost perfection of workmanship. The noise 
and annoyance occasioned by the concussion of the bed against the springs, 
which are placed at each end of the machine to overcome the momentum of 
the bed, has been removed by means of adjustable india-rubber buffers placed 
at the points of contact, which in no way interfere with the lively and certain 
action of the spiral springs. 


SIZES AND PRICES. 


No. I, Bed 28 X 41 inches... .$2,750 

2, “ 31 X 46 “ .... 3,000 

3, “ 31 X 50 “ .... 3,250 


No. 4, Bed 34 x 54 inches .. $3,500 

5, “ 3G x 57 ** ... 3,750 

6, “ 40 x 60 “ .... 4,250 


Registering or pointing apparatus.$100 extra. 

Self acting sheet-flyers. 350 “ 

Larger or smaller sizes made to order. 

Boxing and Carting, $25 to $50. 


Each machine is furnished with Roller Moulds, two sets Roller Stocks, 
Blankets, Bands, Counter Shaft, two Hangers and Pulley. 


Terms of Payment. —One-half cash, one-half six months for satisfactory 
note. 2^ per cent, discount from the whole bill, if all is paid in cash. 





















































































































































































33 


R. HOE & CO’S 

Single Small Cylinder Printing Machine. 

(See page 34.) 

In its arrangement, this machine is similar to the Double Cylinder Machine, 
except that it has but one impression cylinder. The small size of the cylinder 
allows the machine to be constructed in a very compact manner, and thus 
shortens the distance which the bed travels, thereby considerably increasing 
the number of impressions in a given time, beyond the single large cylinder press. 

One person only is required to feed down the paper, whose position is but a 
step from the floor. It will give from 2,000 to 3,000 impressions per hour, 
with perfect safety to the machinery. The printed sheets are thrown out by 
a fly-frame in a uniform pile. Register sufficiently accurate for newspaper 
and job work is obtained by the patent feed guides, which are attached to each 
press. When required, a registering or pointing apparatus is furnished, and 
the press may then be used advantageously for book work. 

This press is made in the same substantial manner as the double cylinder 
press described on page 31, with buffei’s similarly arranged to prevent noise. 

When driven by steam power, No. 8 occupies 8 feet by 12 feet. It by 
man power, requiring fly wheel and stand, it occupies 8 feet by 16 feet. 


SIZES AND PRICES. 


No. 1, Bed 25 X 33 inches 

2, “ 28£ X 41 

3, “ 31 X 46 

4, “ 31 X 50 


$1,300 

1,750 

1,875 

2,050 


No. 5, Bed 33 X 52 inches 

6, “ 36 X 54 

7, “ 36 x 57 “ 

8, “ 40 x 60 


Boxing and Carting, $20 to $50. 


$2,150 

2,250 

2,450 

2,600 


Each machine is furnished with Roller Moulds, two sets of Roller Stocks, 
Blankets, Band, Counter Shaft, two Hangers and pulley. 


Registering or pointing apparatus, $50 extra. 

Fly Wheel and Stand, small size, $50. 

Fly Wheel and Stand, large size, $75. 

Terms of Payment. —One-half cash, one-half six months for satisfactory 
note. 2)4 per cent, discount from the whole bill if all is paid in cash. 


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36 

Directions for Putting Up the Patent Improved Double or Single 
Three Revolution Small Cylinder Printing Machine. 

(See cut, page 35.) 


Tlie several parts are taken and put 

found on the accompanying drawing : 

1. .The bed plate is laid down level on the door, 
and if on a lower story or ground floor, 
a frame of 8 by 10 inch timber, as shown 
at figure B, framed and bolted with J inch 
bolts, will require to be bedded on a few 
courses of brickwork, well laid in mortar 
as a foundation; the frame should be made 
4 inches wider and longer than the bed 
plate. 

2.. The side frames, placed according to the 

marks indented on the metal, which must 
all be made to correspond. 

3.. The bridge beam between side frames. 

4.. The ribs are now carried in and rested on 

the snugs, inside of frames ; the bolts at 
one end only put through the side frames, 
to allow the ribs to be carried up about 
one inch at the other end, so as to let in 
the small wrought iron columns under the 
ribs and on top of bridge beam. All the 
bolts can now be put in and secured. 

5.. 5.ring stands also put in under ribs at each 

end of press. 

6.. Two set of spiral springs, laid on bed plate 

between stands. 

7.. 5.ring lever, set in spring stands. 

8.. 510. hanger, which is bolted to the under 

side of ribs, not visible on drawing. 

9.. Roller frames laid in channels of ribs. 

10.. Bevel rack pinion, with universal joint 

shaft, which is put through the hanger 
till the brass collar lies in the slot, the 
driving shaft passed through from the 
inside of frame, and the universal joint 
coupled together. 

11.. The outside gear is now keyed on the 

driving shaft—first, the impression pin¬ 
ion, and second, the outside driving 
wheel; also the driving pulley is keyed 
on, and the loose pulley slipped on, then 
the outside hanger and bolted fast. 

12.. Bevel rack, to be bolted to the underside 

of No. 13. 

13.. The bed with the rack secured, is laid on 

the roller frames which lie on the ribs, 
the teeth of the rack coming in contact 
with the rack pinion, so that the small 
rollers at the end of the rack will come 
in the blank tooth of the pinion. 

14.. Bearers on bed, adjustable by thumb-screws. 
15 ..Cylinder bearings, adjustable by set nuts. 


are all to be 

16.. Cylinder, with wheel and finger motion 

complete. 

17.. The intermediate gear or wheel work. 

18.. Buffer boxes attached to top of spring levers. 

19.. Two brackets from inside of ribs with slides 

for buffer boxes. 

20.. 1.k Fountain. 

21.. Lever for working fountain roller; on the 

same centre is a similar lever for moving 
the stretcher bar with drop roller. 

22.. Composition rollers in adjustable bearings. 

23.. Vibrating distributing roller, with pinion 

and intermediate pinion in gear, with the 
rack on the side of the bed; one end is 
screwed in a nut secured in the frame, and 
as it revolves it screws forward and 
unscrews on the return of the bed. 

24.. Roller, covered with cloth. 

25.. 5.all iron vibrating and receiving, or 

riding roller. 

26.. Support for feed board. 

27.. 1.pression wheel driving from pinion on 

driving shaft No. 10, and works the im¬ 
pression cam on inside of frame, giving 
action to the toggle arms and beam 
extending across the press, and supported 
springs on the bottom of the rods which 
by spiral pass through and support the 
cylinder and boxes No. 15. The cam 
must be set so as to slack the impression 
as soon as the sheet is printed. 

28.. Rod with three guide pulley arms on it, 

and weight. 

29.. Bracket for delivering roller and tape pul¬ 

leys. 

30.. Bracket for fly. 

31.. Cam for raising fly frame. 

32. .Adjustable spring and rod for fly, which 
can be set so as to counteract the resist¬ 
ance of the paper to the atmosphere, in 
such a manner as to lay the sheet easily 
on the table. 

33.. Rest for fly when raised. 

34.. Cam wheel, and arm for working the fingers. 

35.. Bracket for feed guides and for hanging 

the sheet steel spring hands, to conduct 
the paper round the cylinder. 

36.. Receiving feed guides, worked by a small 

crank on the end of the rods, moved by 
an arm having a small roller on the end, 
rolling on a cam on the shaft of cylinder. 


together in the following order; the numbers 









37 

37.. A guide shield to arm working No. 36, not 

visible. 

38.. A rack on side of bed for working inking 

rollers; there are also inclined planes 
attached to bed for working drop roller, 
and for depressing arm No. 21. 

39.. 5.eel spring to raise arm No. 21, bolted on 

frame. 

40.. 5.rings to bear on the end of upper dis¬ 

tributing roller; small steel centers are put 
in each end in contact with the spring, 
which serves to return the action. 

41.. 5.ud for slot of connecting rod, working on 

fly crank by cam No. 31, on the opposite 
side of press. 

42.. Ductor, with set screws to regulate the 

supply of ink from fountain. 

43.. Blanket stretched round impression part of 

cylinder. 

44.. Three tapes which pass around cylinder, 

over the tape pulley arouud the delivery 
roller, and are guided by guide pulleys on 
No. 28. 


45.. The lever handle for shifting. The belt is 

now adjusted and the whole machine is 
complete with the exception of 

46.. The registering apparatus, which is attach¬ 

ed by two small bolts under the top of the 
support for feed board, close to the 
cylinder. 

47.. To find the place on the feed board for the 

points of the register to work through, 
you must have the small points placed in 
the chase, then place a sheet on the feed 
board, and close the lingers on it, and 
mark around the end and sides of the 
Angers with a pencil and run the sheet 
through the press—lay the sheet on the 
board—then turn the press so that the 
fingers may just close on the sheet exactly 
on the pencil marks without drawing it 
ahead, and the punctures made on the 
paper by the small points in the chase 
will be the place for making the holes in 
the feed board. 


Directions for Making and Preserving Composition Rollers. 


For Cylinder Press Rollers, No. I X glue is 
sufficient for ordinary purposes, and will be 
found to make as durable rollers as higher priced 
glues. 

Place the glue in a bucket, or pan, and cover 
it with water; let it stand half an hour, or until 
about halt penetrated with water, (care should 
be used not to let it soak too long,) then pour it 
off and let it remain until it is soft. Put it in the 
kettle and cook it until thoroughly melted. If 
too thick, add a little water until it becomes of 
proper cqjisistency. The molasses may then be 
added, and well mixed with the glue by fre¬ 
quent stirriug. When properly prepared, the 
composition does not require boiling more than 
an hour. Too much boiling candies the molas¬ 
ses, and the roller consequently will be found 
to lose its suction much sooner. In proportion¬ 
ing the material much depends upon the wea¬ 
ther and temperature of the place in which the 
rollers are to be used. Eight pounds of glue to 
one gallon of sugar-house molasses, or syrup, is 
a verv good proportion for summer, and four 
pounds of glue to one gallon of molasses for 
winter use. 


For Hand Press Rollers use more molasses, 
as they are not subject to so much hard usage 
as cylinder press rollers, and do not require to 
be as strong; for the more molasses that can be 
used the better is the roller. Before pouring a 
roller, the mould should be perfectly clean, and 
well oiled with a swab, but not to excess, as too 
much oil makes the face of the roller seamy and 
ragged. 

Rollers should not be washed immediately 
after use, but should be put away with the ink 
on them, as it protects the surface from the 
action of the air. When washed and exposed 
to the atmosphere for any length of time they 
become dry and skinny. They should be 
washed about half an hour before using them. 
In cleaning a new roller, a little oil rubbed over 
it will loosen the ink, and it should be scraped 
clean with the back of a case knife. It should 
be cleaned in this way for about one week, 
when lye may be used. New rollers are often 
spoiled by washing them too soon with lye. 
Camphene may be substituted for oil, but owing 
to its combustible nature it is objectionable, as 
accidents may arise from its use. 
















R. HOE & CO'S 

Type Revolving, Rotary, Book, Perfecting Press. 

This is a new style of press, and is intended for Book Work, and, as its 
name indicates, is on the rotary principle, (that is, the forms are placed on the 
periphery of two large revolving cylinders). This system admits of a greater 
amount of distribution-of the ink—a greater number of inking rollers, (six or 
more for each form) and a greater speed in printing than any other. 

It will do the work of two ordinary presses, as the sheets are “ Perfected,” 
or printed on both sides, before leaving the press; it also dispenses with the 
registering apparatus, so that only one feed-boy is required for the largest size 
sheet, and thus effects a great saving of labor. 

It will print in a superior manner from 1500 to 2500 perfected sheets per 
hour, the only limit to its speed being the capability of the boy to supply the 
sheets. It is equally applicable to Type, Stereotype, or Cut work, and is fur¬ 
nished with all the recent improvements, as bearers, sheet-flying apparatus, 
tVc., &c. It occupies 11 feet in length by 5 feet in width, and 9£ feet in height. 

































































39 

R. HOE & CO'S 

Patent Single Large Cylinder Printing Machine. 

(See page 40.) 

This Machine is particularly adapted to Book, Job and fine Newspaper work. 
It has a perfect registering apparatus and sheet-flyer; also adjustable iron 
bearers, so that stereotype may be worked with the same facility and beauty 
as type forms. One boy is required to lay on the sheets, and the press may 
be driven by man or steam power. It will print from one thousand to 
two thousand impressions in an hour, according to the size of the press 
and the quality of the work desired. We now furnish vulcanized india 
rubber impression cloth for these presses, and as it is not readily indented 
by the type, forms of difterent sizes may be worked without any change of 
blankets. Overlays are conveniently made on the rubber, and maybe removed 
by a wet sponge. To prevent noise, buffers are applied, as in the double 
cylinder machine. 

The smaller sizes are found exceedingly useful for Jobbing of all kinds, from 
the finest work in colors to the cheapest programme or hand-bills. Script 
circulars, bill-heads, checks and blanks are printed by them with the greatest 
despatch, uniformity and neatness. By their rapid execution a job of 500 can 
be made ready and printed in the time usually required to get the form ready 
on a bed and platen machine press. They may be seen in operation in all the 
principal offices in New-York and other cities. 

SIZES AND PRICES. 


o. 1, 

Bed 19 x 

23d 

inches. 

..$960 

No. 6, Bed 31 

X 

50 inches .. 

.$2,250 

o 

“ 23 x 

28 d 

t« 

. .1,275 

7, “ 34 

X 

52 “ 

. 2,400 

3, 

“ 25 x 

33 

it 

. 1,490 

8, “ 40 

X 

54 “ 

. 2,550 

4, 

“ 28dx 

41 

it 

..1,900 

9, “ 40 

X 

57 “ .. 

. 2,650 

5, 

“ 31 x 

46 

it 

..2.100 






Boxing and Carting, 820 to $50. Extra Fountain from $35 to $65. 
FlyWheel and Stand, small size, $50. Fly Wheel and Stand, large size, $75. 
Each Machine is furnished with Roller Moulds, two sets of Roller Stocks, 
Blankets, Band, Counter Shaft, two Hangers and Pulley. 

If ordered with Inking Apparatus to work four rollers, $150 extra. 


Sizes and Capacities of the Single Large Cylinder Printing Machine. 


SINGLE LARGE 
CYLINDER PRESS. 

Size of matter 
Inked by 
One Roller. 

Size of matter 
Inked by 
Two Rollers. 

Size of matter 
Inked by 
Three Rollers. 

Size of matter 
Inked by 
Fonr Rollers. 

Size of Founda¬ 
tion Plate. 

Space required 
to work Press 
with sheet flyer. 

Height from 
floor tohigh- 
est point of 
sheet flyer. 

Weight Bcsed. 

No. 1.19 X23k 

" 2.23 X2R% 

■■ 3.25 X33 

" 4.28JAX41 

" 5.46 X31 

" 6 .31 X50 

-* 7.31 X52 

" 8 .31 X40 

.. 9.51 X40 

18 in. 
20 

23 " 

26 - 
30 

30 •• 

32 " 

32^ " 
32% .. 

,g: 

25 in. 
25 •• 

30 

30 14 •• 
3014 " 

23 in. 

23 

29 

29 

29 

34 x56 in. 
41X76 " 

46X89 " 

53X 90 " 

60X108 " 
63x108 " 
65x106 " 
63X106 •’ 

68 X106 •• 

56x144 in. 
65X132 " 
70X115 - 
77X158 " 
84X175 " 
87X175 " 
89X189 " 
91X189 " 
94X189 " 


3.285 lbs. 
5.148 • 

6.772 " 

8,9+3 " 

10,410 " 

10,811 •’ 
13.374 “ 

14,796 “ 

15,650 " 





































































































































































41 



Directions for Putting Up the Patent Improved 
Single Large Cylinder Printing Machine. 


1 ..Bed Plate, 

2.. 51.e Frames, 

3.. The Spring 

Stands, 

4.. The Ribs, 

5.. 5.ring Levers set in spring stands. 

6.. Two sets of Spiral Springs, laid on bed plate 

between stands. 

7.. Bridge Beam, with two column supports to 

ribs. 

8.. Hanger, which is bolted to the under side 

of ribs. 

9.. Roller Frames, laid in channels of ribs. 

10.. Rack Pinion, with universal joint shaft, 

which is put through the hanger, till the 
brass collar lies in the slot; the driving 
shaft passed through from outside of 
frame and the universal joint coupled. 

11.. The outside pinion is now keyed on the 

driving shaft, also the driving pulley is 
keyed on, and the loose pulley slipped 
on, then the outside hanger is bolted 
to secure the end of driving shaft. 


12.. Bevel Back, to be bolted to the underside 

of No. 13. 

13.. The Bed, with rack secured, is laid on the 

roller frames, which lie in the ribs, the 
teeth of the rack coming in contact with 
the rack pinion, so that the small rollers 
at the end of the rack will come in the 
blank tooth of the pinion. 

14 ..Bearers on bed adjustable by thumb screws. 

15.. Cylinder bearings adjustable by set screws. 

16.. Cylinder, with wheel and finger motion 

complete. 

17.. Cap8 to cylinder bearings. 

18.. Buffer Boxes attached to top of spring 

levers. 

19.. Two brackets from inside of ribs with 

slides for buffer boxes. 

20.. 1.k Fountain. 

21.. Lever for working fountain roller; on the 

same center is a similar lever for moving 
the drop roller, or roller that takes ink 
from the fountain, and deposits it on the 
distributing rollers. 


The neveral parts are taken and put together in the following order : 

NOTE. —Take either side frame and bolt 
it in its place, with the bolts not quite 
screwed np; secure both spring stands 
> and side : carry in the ribs and let them 
rest on the spring stands; bring up the 
other side frame, then secure and make 
fast all the bolts. 









































42 

22.. Composition rollers in adjustable bearings. 

23.. Distributing roller, with a pinion and inter¬ 

mediate pinion in gear, with a rack on the 
side of the bed ; one end is screwed in a 
nut secured in the frame, and as it rolls, 
it screws forward, and unscrews on the 
return of the bed. 

24.. 5.all iron vibrating Roller. 

25.. Roller, covered with cloth. 

26.. 5.pport for feed board. 

27.. Brace for feed board. 

28.. 5.ay Rod, with three tape guide pulley- 

arms on it. 

29.. Brackets for delivering roller and tape pul¬ 

leys. 

30.. Brackets for fly. 

31.. Cam for raising fly frame. 

32.. Adjustable Spring and Rod for fly, which 

can be set so as to counteract the resist¬ 
ance of the paper to the atmosphere, in 
such manner as to lay the sheet easily on 
the table. 

33.. Rest for fly when raised. 

34.. Cam plate for working fingers. 

35.. Branch bracket for feed guides and for 

hanging sheet steel spring bands, to con¬ 
duct the paper round the cylinder. 

36.. Receiving feed guides, worked by a small 

crank on the end of the rod, moved by 
an arm having a small roller on the end, 
rolling on a cam on the main shaft of 
cylinder. 

37-.A guide shield to arm working No. 36. 

38.. A guage rack working into a segment on 

the cylinder. When this rack is put in 
connection with the cylinder, it must be 
in gear with the segment, at the end 


furthest from the side of the bed, that is, 
where the teeth fill the spaces, and in 
such a manner as to divide the play in the 
outside wheels. 

39.. A spring to raise lever No. 21. 

40. - Springs to bear on the end of the upper dis¬ 
tributing roller spindle ; small steel centers 
are put in each end, which come in 
contact with the spring, which serves to 
return the action. 

41.. 5.ud for slot of connecting rod, working on 

fly crank by cam No. 31. 

42.. Cover to ink fountain. 

43.. Blanket stretched around impression part 

of cylinder. 

44. .Three tapes which pass around cylinder over 
the tape pulleys and around the delivery 
roller, and are guided by the guide pulleys 
on the arms on stay rod No. 28. 

45.. The lever handle for shifting; the belt is 

now adjusted, and the whole machine is 
completed with the exception of 

46.. The registering apparatus, which is attached 

by two small bolts to the top of the sup¬ 
port for feed board, close to the cylinder. 

47.. To find the place on the feed board for the 

points of the register to work through, 
you must have the small points placed in 
the chase, then place a sheet on the feed 
board, close down to the feed guides, and 
mark with a pencil around it on the feed 
board—then run the sheet through the 
press, and lay it on the feed board again 
exactly by the marks of pencil, and the 
puncture made on the paper by the small 
points in the chase, will be the place for 
making the holes in the feed board. 










43 

Hints on Making Ready for Cylinder Presses. 


Make clean the bed of the press and the impression seg¬ 
ment of the cylinder. Adjust the bearers a trifle above 
ordinary type height. See that the impression screws 
have an even bearing on the journals, and that the cylin¬ 
der fairly meets the bearers. Select a suitable tympan or 
impression surface. 

The tympan may be the India-rubber cloth, which is 
furnished with the press—a thick woolen lapping cloth or 
blanket—several sheets of thick calendered printing paper, 
or one or more smooth and hard paste-boards. Each of | 
these materials have merits not to be found in any other. 
Upon the proper selection of the tympan the press-work 
in great measure depends, and the pressman should be 
thus guided in making choice. 

A paste-board tympan is most suitable for wood-cuts, 
for perfectly new type, and for the best kinds of press- 
work. It is not suitable for miscellaneous work, nor for 
heavy forms, nor mixed old and new type. If the over¬ 
laying is properly executed, a paste-board tympan will 
enable the pressman to show a sharper edge and a more 
delicate impression of the type, than can be possible with 
any other. And it will wear the type less than any other. 
But it will require a very tedious and careful making 
ready, or it will prove very destructive to type. 

A woolen blanket is best adapted for old stereotype 
plates, for very old type, which has been rounded on the 
edges, for posters with large wood type, and for all com¬ 
mon work which requires a clear but dull impression. For 
such work a woolen blanket will enable the pressman to 
make ready a form more quickly than with any other 
material; but it is injurious to new type, and incapable 
of producing a fine and sharp impression. 

Thick paper is much used for book-work. It also an¬ 
swers well for script circulars and leaded forms. It will 
not answer so well for mixed old and new type, nor for 
table-work, with unequal heights of brass rule, nor for 
mixed large aud small type. It will prove most service¬ 
able for the average of light and fine press-work. 

The India Rubber Cloth combines many good qualities 
not found in other tympans:—it has something of the den¬ 
sity of the paste-board, the hardness and evenness of paper, 
and the flexibility of the blanket, combined with an elas¬ 
ticity peculiarly its own. It will compass a greater variety 
of work than any other: posters, script circulars, news 
and book forms, stereotype plates, and old or new type, 
can all be well printed with an India-rubber blanket. 
When it is intended to make one tympan, answer for all 
kinds of work, the India-rubber blanket will be found 
decidedly superior to all others. But when very extra 
press-work is wanted, the tympan must be specially adapt¬ 
ed to the form of type. 

There are forms for which none of these tympans are 
specially suitable. For such case6 careful pressmen com¬ 
bine two or more together—as Welsh flannel over rubber, 
or thin rubber over paste-board or under paper. These, 
however, are exceptional cases, and are only thus com¬ 
bined when very good press-work is wanted from imper¬ 
fect materials. Careful observation of the quality of the 
impression, given by each style of tympan, will teach a 
pressman how to combine to the best advantage. As it 
requires experience and discrimination, an arbitrary rule 
cannot be given. 

Whatever may be the material selected, the tympan 
must be stretched very tightly over the cylinder. All labor 
in overlaying is but thrown away, if this is not carefully 
attended to. A rubber or woolen blanket can be secured 
at one end of the cylinder by small hooks projecting in¬ 
ward, while it may be laced tightly with saddler’s thread 
at the other end ; or, by sewing on that end of the blanket 
a piece of canvas, it may be wound tightly around the reel, 
and kept secure by the pawl and ratchet. 


But paper and pasteboard require a different process, 
viz.: Take a piece of nonpareil cherry reglet of the full 
length of the cylinder. Trim down the paper or paste¬ 
board to the width of the bed between the bearers, but leave 
it a little longer than the impression segment of the cylin¬ 
der. Then crease the pasteboard at a uniform distance of 
half an inch from the narrower end, and lay this creased 
part on the flat edge of the impression segment of the 
cylinder, under the grippers. Put the reglet over this, and 
bring down the clamps hard on the reglet so as to bind 
all securely. When this is done, a thin web of muslin 
may be stretched over the whole in the same way in which 
a blanket is laid on and rolled up tightly, which will pre¬ 
vent any slipping of the board or of the overlays pasted 
on it. 

A large poster, or newspaper form, or any large form 
with old type will require a soft roller with much suction. 
Book work, wood cuts, or fine job work will require a 
harder roller, with very smooth, elastic and clinging sur¬ 
face. Colored Inks, are best printed with a still harder 
roller, and with much less suction. All rollers should be 
perfectly clean, and free from cracks or holes. The suit¬ 
ableness of these rollers cannot well be explained by words: 
6uch a knowledge will be best acquired by observation 
and experience. It may, however, be necessary to state 
that one roller will not answer for all styles of presswork : 
the quality of the work, the size and wear of the type, and 
the speed of the press must control the pressman in his 
choice. 

Posters, with large wood type, require a Bemi-fluid ink 
but not surcharged with oil. Ordinary news work re¬ 
quires a better grade, more tachy and finely ground. Good 
book-work should have a stiffer bodied ink, soft, smooth, 
and with little oil. Job ink, which is made expressly for 
presswork on dry paper, should be used only for such 
work. Book and job inks are not convertable—an ink for 
wet paper will not work well on dry paper, and vice versa. 
Very fine presswork, such as wood-cuts, or letter-press 
upon enamelled paper calls for an ink impalpably fine, 
very stiff, of brilliant color, and nearly or absolutely free 
from oil. Parsons k Fletchers’ Wood-cut Ink will be 
found well adapted for such work. 

Every job office should keep four grades of ink : News, 
Book, Job and Wood-cut. They can be compounded (if 
no ink manufacturer i6 near) with each other, or reduced 
with varnish to suit any form. Good presswork is im¬ 
possible without good inks. 

Charge the Ink Fountain with the ink selected, and keep 
it well covered, to protect it from paper dust. Turn down 
the screws, and cut off all the ink evenly. When the 
form is ready, turn on the ink cautiously, and wait for ten 
or twelve impressions before again altering the screws. 
For small forms and short numbers of any piece of press- 
work in colored ink or extra ink, a fountain is not neces¬ 
sary. The ink may be applied with a brayer or palette 
knife. 

The adjustment of the margin is the next process. 
Although type can be printed from any quarter of the bed, 
it will be found most judicious to lay all forms close to 
the back part of the bed, and equi-distant between the 
bearers. This will secure a good impressiou, give a fair 
average margin to every form and allow the full use of the 
bed for a large form, without resetting the cylinder. The 
bed and cylinder, travel together, and the grippers, which 
bring down the sheet to the form, should barely lap over 
the back part of the bed. So long as the toothed cylinder 
wheel, and the short toothed rack on the side of the bed, 
remain undisturbed, the grippers will always pass over 
the bed in exactly the same place. When the grippers are 
in this position (slightly lapping over the back of the bed) 
take measurement of the distance between the back edge 
of the bed, and the point of one of the nearest grippers. 












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With a piece of reglet cut a guage, exactly corresponding 
to this measurement. Let no form be laid upon the press, 
until the distance between the type and the edge of the 
chase tallies with the guage. This will prevent the grip¬ 
pers from closing on the form, and crushing the type. If 
the chase will not admit of so wide a margin, or if an 
extra margin is wanted on the sheet, put a piece of furni¬ 
ture of the extra width, behind the chase. The margin 
can thus be increased or diminished at pleasure. 

A book form may be locked up in a chase so large, with 
the type so far from the edge of the chase, that the grip¬ 
pers will bring down the sheet in such a position that it 
will be printed with the margin all on one side. To 
remedy this, the cylinder must be reset. Proceed thus : 
Remove the screw and washer and draw the intermediate 
wheel out of gear, loosen screws in the guage rack, then 
turn the cylinder to the point required, connect the inter¬ 
mediate wheel, adjust the guage rack, and screw up tight. 

The press having been adjusted, next examine the form 
to be printed. Not only see that it is gauged correctly, 
but also see that it is not locked up too tightly—that chase, 
quoins, letter and furniture are all level, and lay fiat upon 
the bed. If the form springs, the quoins must be slackened; 
if this loosens the type too much, the justification should 
be amended. Make clean the type by rubbing it over 
with a dry brush. The rollers are often made foul, and 
the color of the ink changed by dust and particles of dirt 
clinging to the type. 

Fasten the form so securely on the bed that it will not 
be moved by the action of the cylinder or the rollers. 
Take a proof on its own paper, using very little ink. Pro¬ 
ceed to adjust the drop guides so as to bring the sheet ex¬ 
actly in the right position. Push out the iron tongues at 
the edge of the feed-board, and at equal distances from 
each other, so that they will equally sustain the paper. 
Slide the drop guides along the rod until they fall squarely 
over the tongues. Set the side guide so that it will give a 
true margin in length to the sheet to be printed. Adjust 
the grippers, so that they will seize the sheet at proper in¬ 
tervals, making the margin exactly even by length¬ 
ening or shortening the drop guides. Then take a clean 
proof on its own paper , exactly in the right position, be¬ 
fore making ready, when it may be shown to the reader. 
It frequently happens that an error in the margin, or 
an imperfection in the register is thus noticed, and its 
timely discovery and correction before overlaying will save 
much time and trouble. A readable proof may be taken 
before overlaying, by running through a sheet or two of 
proof paper. Make Register if it is a book form before un¬ 
derlaying. 

When everything has been found correct, then proceed 
to regulate the impression. If the type is fair the proof 
should show a decently uniform impression. But if the 
form is large, or if it contains old and new or large and 
small type, then the proof will show an uneven impres¬ 
sion. To rectify this inequality pressmen use many ex¬ 
pedients. 

1. By lowering the bearers and putting on more impres¬ 
sion. This, of itself, is a very poor way; for it wears 
down new type, in order to show the face of the old, and 
invariably produces thick and coarse press-work. 

2. By raising the low type to a proper height with thick¬ 
nesses of paper under them, which is called Underlaying. 

3. By giving additional thickness to the tympan, over 
every part of the form which shows a weak impression, 
which is called Overlaying. 

It is very rare that any one of these modes will prove 
sufficient; all should be used in conjunction. When 
the larger part of the proof-sheet shows a weak impression, 
almost approaching illegibility, then more impression 
should be added. When one side of the proof-sheet shows 
a weak impression, while that on the other side is full and 
clear, then more impression should be given to the paler 
side. The impression should be made decently uniform 
before any attempt at overlaying or underlaying. But the 
bearers should follow the impression screws, both being 
raised and lowered together, in order to secure the type 
from the unimpeded force of the impression cylinder. Not 
only should the bearers be of even height, but the cylinder 


shaft should always revolve on a true level. If the im¬ 
pression screws are carelessly used, and the bearers nre 
rashly raised and lowered, this even bearing will soon be 
lost; the difficulty of obtaining a good impression will be 
much increased, and the press will receive a serious in¬ 
jury. For the same reason, the bearers should never be 
packed (by the addition of cards, as is usual on a hand 
press,) for it strains the cylinder and all its bearings with 
an irregular resistance. The bearers should be tampered 
with even less than the impression screws. When the 
impression screws are so set that the cylinder gives a fair 
uniform impression, they have done all that can be expect¬ 
ed, and nothing more should be attempted by them. Some¬ 
times proof may show that one cut, or a line of type, or a 
set of brass rules, are higher than any other material in 
the form. But the impression should be set regardless of 
this; it will be found quicker and neater to reduce the im¬ 
pression on one or two such high lines, by cutting out the 
tympan sheet over them, than it would be to underlay, 
and bring up all other types to such an irregular height- 
Pitch the impression so that it will face the larger portion 
of the type, and make the less conform to the greater. 
Those parts which are high must be cut out of the tym¬ 
pan, and those which are low should be raised by under¬ 
lays, and all inequalities smoothed by overlays. 

When any part of the form is very low, it will not an¬ 
swer to attempt facing it with overlays; it must be brought 
up to meet the inking rollers as well as the impression 
cylinder. When the proof shows low type, cut out the 
impression of it, raise the form, and paste it over the feet 
of the letter. If some types are high, and some are low, 
make proper distinction, and carefully avoid increasing 
the height of any type or rule which seems to have a full 
impression. Pursue the same course when a marked de¬ 
pression appears in the center, or a dwindling impression 
at the edges. Cut out that section which is light, and 
affix it to the defective part. If the impression dwindles 
in any part, the underlays must be cut of irregular thick¬ 
ness to suit the tapering off of the impression. Cut out 
an underlay from the edge where the impression begins 
to fade; then cut another of smaller size where it is ut¬ 
terly illegible; paste one over the other, laying them care¬ 
fully in their proper positions, and then paste them all on 
the bottom of the form, where it is needed, taking care to 
lay the smallest underlay nearest the bed. This will restore 
the type to a proper level, and the next proof should show 
a uniform impression. The same plan will answer for a 
low coruer. Use as little paste as possible, thin and free 
from lumps. Be careful that the underlays are laid on 
smoothly without fold or wrinkle. Cut all underlays from 
a proof, for the proof serves as a guide both in cutting and 
in afiixiug to the form. 

Underlaying should not be done to any great extent 
upon a cylinder press. It is a valuable means of bringing 
up an old line of type, a hollow or a low comer. The un¬ 
derlays of any type form should not constitute more than 
one-fourth of the surface; if more than this is attempted, 
they will rarely ever fail to work up the quadrats and fur¬ 
niture. The action of the quickly moving cylinder upon 
a form of type underlaid with yielding paper, must create 
a spring and a rocking of all the materials in the chase. 

Of all materials, old stereotype plates need underlavs 
most, as they are usually very irregular in height. Thin 
card or paste-board will be found preferable to paper for 
the underlaying of plates secured on wood bodies. When 
the plates are on patent blocks always underlay between 
the plate and the block. Always cut the underlay for a 
plate less in size than the faint impression would seem to 
require. This will allow for the spring of the plate. If it 
is cut of full size, the next impression will disappoint the 
pressman by being much harder at the edges than he in¬ 
tended. Never attempt to build up a type form to a pro¬ 
per impression, entirely or chiefly, by underlaying. 

Underlays should be put under all large and bold-faced 
types, when used with much smaller types—so as to raise 
them above the level of the others. This i6 needed to 
give it closer rolling, extra supply of ink, and that extra 
force of impression to transfer the ink to paper which all 
large types require. 









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When the type has been so levelled by underlays that 
all parts receive proper bearing from the inking rollers, and 
when the cylinder has a corresponding even impression, 
then overlaying may be commenced. For ordinary news, 
posters, or job work, overlaying may be entirely unneces- 
sary; the tapes and fly may be set, and the printing of the 
form may proceed without further delay. But fine press- 
work cannot be done without overlays. Underlays are 
chiefly valuable for securing an even impression, while 
overlays are indispensable for giving delicacy and finish to 
that impression. 

To overlay a form properly the tympan should be cover¬ 
ed with a sheet of a thin smooth and hard paper, stretch¬ 
ed tightly. Then take a pale impression on the tympan 
sheet, and also run through the press two or three proofs 
on thin and hard paper. Examine the proofs carefully, 
on both face and back. If any brass rules or letters ap¬ 
pear too high, cut them out of the tympan Bheet in one or 
two thicknesses as their varying height may require. Go 
over the whole proof examining every line carefully, and 
by cutting out reduce the impression of all projecting let¬ 
ters to a uniform standard. For this, as for all other work 
on overlays, use a very sharp knife with a thin point, and 
cut on a smooth surface, so that there will be no dragged 
or tom edge to the cut. 

The next step should be to raise the impression of those 
parts of the form when the type appears dull or weak. 
Cut out carefully, and paste the overlays over the tympan 
smoothly. Overlays are worse than useless if they are not 
laid on firmly and smoothly, as the slightest bagginess 
will cause slur or maokle. If, by accident, the tympan 
sheets or overlays should bag or wrinkle, tear them off, 
and commence anew. 

Cut out and overlay the more prominent parts first. 
Then try another impression, and from that cut out new 
overlays for minor defects. Thus proceed until a perfectly 
smooth and even impression is obtained. 

With common work it will be sufficient to cut overlays 
in masses, as pages or parts of pages, but with fine work 
every line and letter needs examination, and letters and 
parts of single letters are often overlayed by careful press¬ 
men. When the pressman is expert, at making ready, it 
is not necessary that he should take a new impression 
with every successive set of overlays. Many pressmen 
take a dozen proofs of a form on different styles of paper; 
and proceed to cut out and overlay on one of the proofs— 
and finally paste this proof on the tympan. But this bold¬ 
ness and precision can be acquired only by long practice. 
It is better for the young pressman to feel his way step 
by step. 

The Impression. —A diversity of opinion exists among 
good printers as to the proper force of the impression : 
by some a heavy and solid indention of the paper is con¬ 
sidered necessary; while others insist that an impression 
which does not indent the paper is preferable. But the 
indention of the paper is no test of the force of the impres¬ 
sion. A light impression against a woolen blanket will 
show more forcibly than a strong impression against a 
paper or a paste-board tympan. 

Type is worn out, not so much by the direct impression 
of the platen or cylinder, on the flat face of a form, as by 
a grinding or rounding impression on the edges of the type, 
caused by the forcing of the tympan between the lines, 
and around the comers of every letter. Every font of 
worn-out type, whether from cylinder or platen press, has 
suffered less from a reduction in height than from a round¬ 
ing of the edges. When the type is new and the tympan 
hard and smooth, the impression can be made so flat that 
the type will not round at the edges, and the impression 


will not show on the paper. But this cannot be done with 
old type, or with a soft tympan: the impression must be 
regulated to suit the tympan. On fine work a rounding 
impression should be avoided, as it not only destroys type, 
but also thickens the hair line, and wears off the ceriplis. 

It is not sufficient that the paper should barely meet the 
type; there must be sufficient force in the impression to 
transfer the ink from type to paper. If there is not suffi¬ 
cient impression it will be necessary to carry much ink on 
the rollers, and this produces two evils:—the type is clog¬ 
ged with ink, and the form becomes foul; too much ink is 
transferred to the paper, which smears and sets off, for 
want of force sufficient to impress it in the paper. Dis¬ 
tinction must be made between a light and weak impres¬ 
sion, and a firm and even impression. The latter should 
be secured, even if the paper is indented, though that is 
not always necessary. But a form of old type, a poster, 
or other solid form must have a heavy impression, or else 
a very tedious and careful making ready. 

The making ready of wood-cuts is a branch of press- 
work by itself, requiring minute instructions and long 
practice. It will be sufficient to say that the pressman 
must follow the lead of the engraver in cutting his over¬ 
lays. Where the lines are thin, wide and sharp, then they 
should be cut out of the tympan sheet; where they are 
close and solid, then overlays should be pasted on—the 
number of overlays being graduated by the blackness or 
lightness of each part of the cut. These will suffice for 
plain cuts, but the management of perspective in a land¬ 
scape, the subduing of a fore ground, the receding of 
shades, the distinction between 6ky, clouds and water, 
are all materially effected by the slightest overlay. Wood- 
cuts need natural as well as acquired skill from the press¬ 
man. 

When the overlays have been securely fastened, draw 
over the tympan a piece of French copying paper, and 
paste tightly. Some pressmen nicely graduate a decreas¬ 
ing or increasing boldness by inlaying between smooth 
sheets. 

To set Hew Tapes. —Pass the tape around and close to 
the cylinder. Lap it over one of the tape pulleys, and then 
pass it around the small guide pulley on the shaft above. To 
increase its tightness throw up the guide pulley from the 
shaft, and set the binding screw more tightly. All these 
pulleys are moveable on their shafts, and distance between 
them may be altered at pleasure. Let the tapes rest upon 
the outer margin of the sheet, and see that the overlays on 
the tympan over which the tapes pass are of equal thick¬ 
ness ; if not of equal thickness the sheet will wrinkle. 

To set the Fly. —Run through a sheet of the paper to be 
printed, and let it run down the fly, so far that it is bartly 
held by the fly pulleys. Then set the cam which works 
the fly, so that its point just clears the small friction roller 
on the shaft, and it will throw down the sheet correctly. 
Tighten the spring according to the size of the sheet, and 
6et the spring crank so that it will prevent the fly from 
striking too hard on the table. 

It will be seen that good presswork does not depend 
entirely upon the press—nor yet upon the workman, or 
the materials. Nor will a superiority in any one point 
compensate for a deficiency in another; the newest type 
will suffer from a poor roller, and the most careful making 
ready will be of no avail if poor ink is used. It is neces¬ 
sary that all the materials should be of the best kind— 
that they should be well adapted to each other, and fitly 
used. Although a good workman can do much with in¬ 
sufficient materials, there are cases where a neglect to 
comply with one condition is equal to a neglect of all. 












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R. HOE & CO’S 

New Single Large Cylinder Hand-Printing Machine. 


The demand for a machine adapted to the wants of newspapers with small 
circulation has induced us to complete one to answer these requirements. 

The above cut represents such a machine: it is intended to be driven 
bj hand-power, and will print from six to eight hundred impressions per 
hour. It can be arranged, if required, to be driven also by steam-power. The 
speed can then be increased from one to two hundred impressions. It has 
registering apparatus, self-acting sheet-flyer, and iron bearers. 


Size of Bed, inside bearers, 31 by 43 inches, price.$1,000 

If to be driven by Steam-power, extra.$100 

Boxing and Carting,.$25 


Terms. —One-half cash, and one-half six months ; or per cent, discount 
from the whole bill if all is paid in cash. 























































































































47 



Directions for Putting Up the New Single Large Cylinder Hand- 

Printing Machine. 

The several parts are taken and put together in the following order: 


1 ..The ribs are rested, temporarily, about 20 
inches from the floor. 

2.. Bolt either side frame—put in bridge beam 

No. 3, insert supporters No. 4 on top— 
insert stretchers No. 5; bring up the other 
side frame. 

6.. Hanger for rack pinion shaft attached to 

under side of ribs. 

7.. The roller frames laid in channels of ribs. 

8.. The bed is next put on with rack No. 9 

attached. 

10.. The large cylinder with all its cams is placed 

in its bearings. 

11 ..The universal joint shaft pinion, under rack 
and outside pinion No. 12, with outside 
hanger or brace No. 13. 

14.. 1. the intermediate wheel connecting cylin¬ 

der wheel No. 15 and pinion No. 12. 

16.. The bracket for tipping Angers of large 

cylinder. 

17.. The feed board frame; putin shaft No. 18, 

with the tape pulleys, also stretcher No. 19. 


20.. The fly frame, with attachments No. 21, the 

connecting rod to cam on cylinder shaft, 
and No. 22 the rod and spiral spring for 
throwing fly. 

23.. The feed board, with registering points 

when ordered (see directions for placing). 
24 ..Brackets for feed guides, and guide bands 
hanging round cylinder to the rod inserted 
to support the ends of steel bauds. 

25.. 1.king rollers in the adjustable bearings. 

26.. 1.k fountains, cloth roller No. 27, lifting 

roller No. 28 set on arms moved by the 
cam on the cylinder shaft, a similar cam 
moves the fountain roller, an intermediate 
pinion gears in rack on side of bed to 
work cloth roller No. 27. The cylinder 
tapes are next put around and over flv 
pulleys, around guide pulleys No. 29, back 
to cylinder. 

30.. The lly wheel and pinion is lastly put in 

gear with the cylinder wheel, and the 
press is ready for the form. 


To find the place on the feed board for the points of the register to work through, first have 
the small points placed in the chase, then place a sheet on the feed-board and close the fingers of 
the press on it, mark around the ends and sides of the fingers with a pencil, and run the sheet 
through the press; then lay the sheet on the feed-board and turn the press so that the fingers may 
just close on the sheet exactly on the pencil marks without drawing it ahead, and the punctures 
made on the paper by the small points in the chase will be the place for making the holes in the 
feed-board. 

























































48 


R. HOE & CO’S 

New Four Holler Book Printing Machine. 

(See page 47.) 

This machine is particularly adapted to fine book and cut work. The bed is 
driven by means of a crank and lever, which obviates the necessity of bed- 
springs, and gives to it a slow and uniform motion while the impression is being 
taken, but a quick return movement, thus combining a slow impression with 
speed. Four inking rollers pass twice over the form, It has a pointing ap¬ 
paratus, and the impression cylinder is stationary while the fingers close on the 
sheet, thus insuring the most perfect register. The fingers never require 
shifting, whatever size of form may be worked, and the sheet flyer is so ar¬ 
ranged that no tapes are used on the press, which makes it very convenient for 
job work. 

SIZES AND PRICES. 

Medium, . .. .Bed 23 x 28, to work 5 type inking rollers.$1,800 

Super Royal, “ 25 x 33, “ 4 “ “ . 2,000 

Terms of Payment. —Same as for cylinder presses. 

Drawings and directions for putting up and working the presses, furnished 
with each machine. 












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51 



R. Hoe & Co’s Patent Railroad Ticket Machine. 

In this machine the forms are placed on a cylinder which enables it to run with a 
continuous rotary movement. The tickets are worked from a roll of paper, and are 
printed, numbered, cut and deposited in a receptacle in numerical order in a single 
operation. The numbering apparatus prints the number in a different color from 
the body of the ticket, and can be set at 0 or any required number with great facility. 
The machine will print from 10,000 to 12,000 tickets per hour, and occupies a space 
of about two feet square. 












































































































































































































































R. Hoe & Co’s Bed and Platen Power Printing Machine. (Isaac Adams’ Patent.) 

(See pages 53 and 54.) 


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53 


Bed and Platen Power Printing Machine. 

(ISAAC ADAMS’ PATENT.) 

For Letterpress and Cut work of the finest quality, these presses cannot be 
surpassed. They are too well known to the trade to need here an elaborate 
description. They are made with two, four, or six inking rollers, as may be 
ordered ; they afford unequalled facility for making-ready the form, as the platen 
rolls off and leaves the bed entirely exposed. The sheets are taken from the 
feed-board by fingers, printed in perfect register, and laid in a pile by a self¬ 
acting sheet-flyer. 

When necessary, the impression can be suspended without stopping the 
running-gear; and advantage can be taken of this, if desired, to run the inking 
rollers again over the form, and thus, by a sacrifice of time, make a two-roller 
press produce the same quality of work as a four or six-roller press. 

A self-changing tympan-sheet apparatus is attached to the platen, by which 
much time is saved, and the quality of the work improved. 

No other press presents such an array of sizes and styles. 


SIZES AND PRICES. 


No. 


Platen. 

Rollers. 

Price. 

No. 


Platen. 


Rollers. 

Price. 

1 .. 


X 

48^inches 

... 6 .... 

. .$2,980 

17 .. 

..26 

X 

40 

inches 

... 6 .... 

. .81,870 

2 .. 


X 

46 “ 

....4.... 

.. 2,520 

18 .. 

. .26 

X 

10 

il 


.. 1,820 

2|.. 

..30i 

X 

45 “ 

...4.... 

.. 2,300 

19 .. 

..26 

X 

40 

it 

....2.... 

.. 1,650 

3 .. 


X 

45 “ 

2 

.. 2.030 

20 .. 

..24! 

X 

38! 

it 

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.. 1,600 

3i.. 

. .331 

X 

43! “ 

...2 _ 

.. 2,200 

21 .. 

..24! 

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4 .. 

. .301 

X 

43 “ 

.... 6 .... 

.. 2,250 

22 .. 

..23 

X 

34 

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9 

.. 1,525 

5 .. 

..30i 

X 

43 “ 

....4.... 

.. 2,200 

091 

..24 

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.. 1,660 

6 .. 

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43 “ 

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.. 1,950 

23 .. 

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.. 1,490 

7 .. 

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.. 2,140 

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.. 1,490 

8 .. 

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.. 2,085 

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901 

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10 .. 

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11 .. 

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12 .. 

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Boxing, Carting and Slapping.$l‘2.00 to $25.00 

Roller Moulds. 12 00 to 

Extra Friskets, according to size. 2-50 to 

Extra Fountains,. 12.00 to 

Extra Nippers. 3.50 to 

Extra for movable Fly-fingers and Tape-wlieels. 20.00 to 

Extra for Cone Fly-wheel instead of the ordinary one. 16.00 

Counter Cone, Tight and Loose Pulleys, Counter Shaft and Hangers.... 30.00 


30.00 

4.00 

36.00 

4.50 

80.00 


Terms of Payment. —One-half cash, one-half six months for satisfactory 
note. per cent, discount from the whole bill if all is paid in cash. 




























































































54 

Directions for Putting Up 
Isaac Adams’ New Patent Power Printing Press. 


First, put one of the side pieces of the frame 
in an upright position, with a block under each 
of its ends two or three inches deep. Then put 
to its place against this side piece the large end 
piece of the frame, and secure the two firmly 
together by means of the bolts belonging to 
them. 

Next, put to its place against said side piece, 
the vibrating frame on which rest the springs 
which help to sustain the bed and form of type, 
a journal at one corner of said vibrating frame 
being placed in a bearing provided to receive it 
on the lower part of said side piece. Then put 
one end of the bottom bar, or “winter”—a 
heavy bar which sustains the force of the im¬ 
pression—into an oblong square opening in the 
lower part of said side piece, that side of the 
bar on which provision is made to receive the 
toggle joints, being towards the large end piece 
of the press frame. 

Next, put to its place against said side piece, 
and secure with bolts the light end piece of 
the press frame ; and then insert one end of a 
small rod which serves as a stay to the upper 
rails of the frame into a hole made to receive 
it not far from midway of said upper rails. 

Next, put up the other side piece of the frame, 
with blocks under its ends, as in the case of the 
first piece : put the bolts by which it is secured 
into their places, and after levelling and squaring 
the frame, turn all the bolts and nuts up hard, 
so as to secure the frame in all parts with entire 
firmness. The bed must now be put into its 
place, the projections on ends being made to 
enter grooves formed on the side pieces of the 
press frame to guide it in its motions up and 
down. 

Next, put the toggle joints into their places, 
their lower parts being jointed to the bottom 
bar, and their top ends to the under side of 
the bed, and the caps and screws which hold 
them to their places being put firmly together. 
The nature of the parts and the marks will 
indicate how this must be done. The pieces 
which serve somewhat as guides to keep 
the bed level as it rises and falls, should 
next be put on and bolted to their places under 
and at the ends of the bed. The impression cam 
(goose neck) should next be connected with the 
“ bottom bar,' and the bed so placed as to bring 
the roller in the middle joint of the toggle joints 
in such position as to allow it to enter the 


mouth of the impression cam when said cam 
shall be raised up and pressed forward. Next 
put the cams which operate the bellows and fiy 
for taking off the sheets on the large gear wheel 
shaft, the geer being on it, and then put the 
shaft into its bearings on the large end piece of 
the frame. 

Next, put the fly-wheel shaft with the pinion 
on it into its bearings, taking care to have the 
pinion and large gear wheel go together, as 
marked. 

Next, put into its place the long shaft which 
has a bevel gear on each end of it to drive the 
distribution cylinder, and secure the box that 
supports said shaft. This shaft goes outside of 
the frame, and the bevel wheel on one end is 
made to gear into another bevel wheel, which 
is next to be put on the fly-wheel shaft and 
forced up to a shoulder on said shaft. There is a 
cover to go over one pair of these gear wheels. 

Next, put the fly-wheel on to its shaft, and 
force it up close-to the bevel wheel. 

Next, attach the large connecting rod, or 
“ pitman,’ ’ to the large part of the crank pin on the 
large gear wheel, and also to the impression cam; 
and then, by turning the fly-wheel, raise up the 
bed and put the springs which help to sustain its 
weight into their places. To do this, after the 
bed has been raised up, first raise the vibrating 
frame on which the springs rest as high, on 
blocks, as will admitofthe springs being pressed 
into their places. 

The bed may then be drawn down by turning 
the fly-wheel until the rods on which the springs 
slide enter holes or boxes in the said vibrating 
frame ’provided to receive them, and until the 
bed shall be near enough to the vibrating frame 
to allow the frame to be connected with the 
bed by means of two fiat connecting rods pro¬ 
vided for that purpose. 

The platen should next be put on in its place, 
aud care must be had to put the shafts and 
wheels which sustain it on the top rails of the 
frame according to their marks; but before 
these are put on, the small brass pieces, on 
which hang the rollers that carry the travelling 
tympan sheet, should be connected in their 
places on the corners of the platen. Next, put 
to the ends of the platen the small pieces pro¬ 
vided with thumb screws to prevent the im¬ 
pression bolts from turning while the press is in 
operation. 










55 


Now screw the impression holts into the ends 
of the bottom bar, first having put between 
said bolts and the frame certain small blocks of 
iron provided to keep them at a proper distance 
from the frame. In order to bring the work 
square, the impression bolts must be turned into 
the bottom bar, until certain small marks which 
are made upon the threads of their screws shall 
come even with the top surfaces of the ends of 
said bar, and so that the hole marked No. 1 on 
the head of each bolt shall come opposite to the 
points of one of the before-mentioned thumb¬ 
screws. 

The impression bolts will now be in their 
proper relative positions, and will rest on set 
screws in projections on the lower parts of the 
frame, which set screws are adjusted to their 
proper height before tbe press leaves the manu¬ 
factory, and do not afterwards need to be altered. 
The impression bolts are kept in a perpendicu¬ 
lar position by means of clamps, which are 
bolted on over them to the sides of the frame, 
and whenever said bolts are turned for the pur¬ 
pose of increasing or lessening the impres¬ 
sion, care must be had that one bolt be turned 
as much as the other. The holes in their heads 
are numbered for this purpose. 

A cross piece which rests near to the bottom 
bar on the ledges that project from the lower 
part of the frame, is next to be put into its 
place. 

This cross piece serves to support one end of 
the rocker shaft which is used to disengage the 
main connecting rod so as to prevent an im¬ 
pression being given, whenever it may be ne¬ 
cessary to do so. It likewise supports a C 
spring, on which the impression cam falls; and 
an oblique stud, which the toggle joints bear 
against when in their place of rest. 

In order to get the rocker shaft for prevent¬ 
ing impression into its place, disconnect the 
large connecting rod from the impression cam, 
and let the cam turn down on to the aforesaid 
cross piece, and then put the shaft into its bear¬ 
ings. 

The impression cam is now to be lifted up 
and again attached to the connecting rod, and 
then the bed may be raised up by turning the 
fly-wheel; after which, said C spring and 
oblique stud may be bolted to their places on 
said cross piece, and the bolts which hold the 
cross piece to the frame may be put in and 
screwed up firmly. 

Next, put into bearings on the lower rails of 
the frame the rocker shaft which has arms for 
moving the frisket carriage ; and also the shaft 
which has the vibrating cam (duck's bill) on it 
for moving the arms that move the frisket car¬ 
riage. Now, a stud that carries the friction rol¬ 


lers is to be put into slots in the arms that mov e 
the frisket carriage, said friction rollers being 
made to come within the oblong crooked open¬ 
ings in the last named cams. There are cap 
pieces which fit the journals of the two last 
named shafts, and which are now to be put on 
to their places within the journal boxes. And 
there are cap pieces with a 6et screw in the 
middle of each which are to be bolted on firmly 
over the first named cap pieces, the set screws 
having first been turned back, so that when the 
cap pieces are drawn down hard by the screws 
on to their seats, the journals shall not be bound 
in their boxes. After the outer cap pieces have 
been bolted on as aforesaid, the set screws may 
be turned in until the under cap pieces are 
secured firmly over the journals, but not so 
closely as to prevent said journals from moving 
freely in their boxes. 

After the set screws are properly adjusted, 
secure them by means of the tightening nuts. 

Next, put the frisket carriage in its place, 
and connect it with the arms that move it. Then 
put the four arms on to the small rocker shaft 
which operates the bellows that causes the 
sheets to rise from the frisket, and put said shaft 
into bearings which are located on the inside of 
the frame near to the fly-wheel shaft. Two of 
the aforesaid arms are made to bear against the 
under side of the bellows, so as to lift it. An¬ 
other of them is used to hang weight upon. 
And the fourth has a roller in its end, which 
lies upon a cam which operates it, and causes 
the weight to rise until the proper moment, 
when, by means of a sudden falling off in the 
cam, the said weight is allowed to fall, and give 
a sudden puff of wind from the bellows. Now 
set the cam which operates the bellows close 
up to the shoulder on the main shaft, and so 
that the marks on the cam and shaft shall co¬ 
incide with each other. Then, by means of the 
set screw, secure the cam firmly. Next put 
the bellows into its place: it is suspended by 
four bars, two of which rest on a stay rod that 
crosses the frame near the bed, and the others 
are bolted on to the underside of the top rail of 
the large end piece of the frame. 

Next, put the pointing board into its place. 
This is supported at its upper edge by pivots, 
which rest in holes in the top ends of two 
small pillars; and these pillars (or studs) should 
first be put on to the pivots, and then the 
shanks of said pillars, both at the same time, 
must be put into the holes provided to receive 
them in the top of the press frame. Next, put 
the frame that contains a cluster of mahogany 
rollers into its place. This goes under the point 
ing board, and is supported at two of its comers 
by pivots which rest in holes made for the pur- 













pose in the sides of the pillars that support the 
pointing-board. The other corners of this 
frame, as well as the two lower corners of the 
pointing-board, rest upon the top edges of the 
press frame, near the platen. Said roller-frame 
must be put in with the vibrating roller upper¬ 
most. Next, put the pieces on to the press- 
frame that support the rocker shaft that car¬ 
ries the fly for throwing off the sheets, put said 
rocker shaft into its place, the spiral spring 
which turns it in one direction being at the 
same time put on to the shaft, and then put the 
fly-frame on to the said rocker shaft. Next, put 
the hoard that covers the cog wheels into its 
place, and upon this board put the small pillars, 
or studs, and bar of wood upon which the fin¬ 
gers of the fly rest when receiving the sheets. 
Next, put into its place upon the end of the 
press-frame to which the fly is attached, the 
small shaft on which are several shives, or band 
pulleys. The journals of this shaft run in pivot 
holes made in the top ends of the small brass 
studs which stand in holes made in the top side 
of the frame to receive them. Both studs must 
first be put on to the journals, and then the two 
at the same time put into their places. 

Next, put into its place on the end of the 
press-frame, a rocker shaft that has two arms 
upon it, one of said arms having a roller in its 
end for a cam to operate against, and the other 
arm being provided with teeth on its outer end 
which geer into a toothed pinion on the fly 
rocker shaft. A cam, before mentioned, on the 
main shaft operates this rocker shaft and the fly. 
This is raised and lowered by means of a lever 
which passes along by the front side of the ma¬ 
chine, between it and the person who lays on 
the sheets to be printed. Next, bolt on to the 
front side of the press a piece of wood which 
has a series of holes in it, by means of which 
the said lever by which the table is moved up 
and down is held in such position as may be 
desirable. 

Next, put on to the inside of the press-frame 
a bent lever which has a ketch at one end, by 
means of which the fly is held down when no 
sheet is received upon it. The lever is operated 
by the foot of the pointer. A spring by which 
the motion of the fly is modified is next put on 
to one end of the pieces which support the jour¬ 
nals of the fly rocker shaft. Next, at the bed 
end of the press, bolt to the press-frame the two 
brackets which form slides upon which to sup¬ 
port the fountain; and then put into their places 
the levers which support the composition rol¬ 
ler that carries the ink from the fountain to the 
distribution cylinder. 

Next, put on to the inside of the press-frame 
near to the end, the two hangers that support 


the distribution cylinder. Upon these hangers 
are small brass boxes in which run the journals 
of a vibrating cylinder to distribute the ink 
laterally, and also the journals of two compo¬ 
sition distribution rollers. Next, put into its 
place the said vibrating cylinder, the bores to 
receive the journals of which are situated in the 
lowest part of said hangers. 

Next, bolt on two small pieces which have a 
friction roller in each to operate against the 
ends of the vibrating cylinder to cause it to 
move to and fro in the direction of its length. 

Next, attach to the inside of the press frame, 
over the place for the distribution cylinder, a 
frame which lias in it two wooden distribution 
rollers. These rollers are connected to each 
other by toothed wheels on their ends. This 
roller-frame is hung to the press-frame by 
means of a bolt at each of two of its corners, 
and the other two corners are supported on 
brackets, one of which projects inwards from 
each side of the press-frame near to the bed. 
Next put in two thumb-screws which serve to 
hold the distribution roller-frame down in its 
place. These screws are put- through the sides 
of the press-frame from the outside near the 
top, and not far from the end. 

Next, hang the large distributing cylinder. 

Next, put ou in front of the distribution cylin¬ 
der, the frame-work in which runs a carriage 
carrying a short composition roller which is 
made to travel from end to end of the distribu¬ 
tion cylinder—to and fro—by being pressed 
obliquely against it. 

This carriage runs upon a rod supported by 
hangers from the two corners of the press- 
frame ; and it may be taken out at any time by 
first taking out the rod on which it travels. 

Next put on to the inside of the press-frame, 
near its upper part, and near the edge of the 
platen towards the distribution cylinder, the 
wedge-like “ click ” which serves to push back 
the slide of the nipper-frame to relieve the grip 
of the nippers. 

Then put the nipper-frame into its place on 
the frisket-carriage, and bolt on to the insides 
of the upper rails of the press frame the two 
cams which raise the nippers and nipper-frame 
when advancing towards the pointing board to 
take the sheet which is to be printed. Next 
put on to the pointing board the small bent 
lever that operates the “ points, - ’ the end of the 
lever that connects with the point levers being 
put between the point levers and the sheet-iron 
plate of the pointing board. The other end of 
said lever—when the pointing board is in its 
place for work—passes down by the side of a 
spring on the inside of the press-frame, which 
serves to let down and hold up, alternately, the 












points at the proper periods in the operation 
of tlie machine. 

The pointing board should always be lifted 
and lowered down—when raised up for any 
purpose—by taking hold of the side of the board 
next to the person who points the sheets; other¬ 
wise the lower end of said bent lever will not 
come into its proper place. 

Next, screw a brass hook on to the under side 
of the frame of the pointing board. This serves 
to hold up both the pointing board and the clus¬ 
ter of mahogany rollers in nearly a perpendicu¬ 
lar position, by being hooked on to the corner 
of the roller-frame. These parts are fastened 
up in this way in order that the platen may be 
drawn off from over the bed, to put on forms, 
and for other purposes. 

Strong cotton tape bands may now be put on 
to the rollers and shives, upon which to carry 
the printed sheets from the frisket on to the fly. 
One set of these bands pass around the roller 
nearest to the platen, and also around the roller 
that is so hung as to be capable of vibration. 
Said bands should be made sufficiently short to 
bring the arms on which the vibrating roller 
hangs into a perpendicular position. 

The other set of bands pass around the second 
roller from the platen, over the third roller from 
the platen, under the vibrating roller, and around 
the shive pulleys between the lingers of the fly. 

To drive the mahogany rollers and the shive 
pulleys, a flat band runs from a pulley on the 
fly-wheel shaft over a pulley on the shive pul¬ 
ley shaft; and then a small round leather band 
is put around a grooved pulley on the shive 
pulley shaft, crossed and carried around the vi¬ 
brating roller. The drawer, or frame which 
answers to the tympan frame of a hand press, 
is best covered with parchment or India rubber 
cloth. The latter is now preferred by printers 
when it is good, and of even softness. If it is 
not of even softness, an even impression cannot 
be produced with it. Fine linen will answer, 
but it will not admit of so line impression as 
either of the other substances. 

It will be obvious to the person who sets the 
press up, how the drawer goes on to the face of 


the platen. One edge of it is held up by lap¬ 
ping a little on to the edge of the platen, and the 
other by slide bolts at the corners. The same 
kind of blanketing may be used as in the hand 
press; but when the drawer is covered with 
India rubber cloth, no blanketing is needed, ex¬ 
cept on a very heavy form. The tympan sheet 
should consist of a very long sheet of strong 
smooth paper, the width being equal to the 
length of the platen. Or else it should consist 
of a web of the finest kind of cambric. This is 
drawn under the platen, and its ends attached 
to rollers, one of which rollers lies in bearings 
at one side of the platen, and another at the 
other side of the platen. By means of these 
rollers, the tympan sheet is moved from place 
to place, as it becomes soiled by use, until it 
has been used as much as proper throughout its 
length. It will bear using several times over. 
If it consists of cambric, it may be washed. For 
some kinds of printing, it is best that the tvm- 
pan sheet should be moved periodical!}’ the 
whole width of the form at a time ; and in this 
case, the rollers for the purpose must be turned 
by hand. But generally it is more convenient 
for the rollers to be turned by the machinery 
in such manner as to move the tympan sheet a 
very short distance at each impression. To 
effect this movement there is a small lever sus¬ 
pended from the end of one of the spindles of 
one of the tympan sheet rollers, and this lever 
carries a “ click ” that operates on a ratchet 
wheel on the end of the roller spindle to turn 
it. The lever is operated by a small crank 
screwed on to the outer end of the main shaft, 
the crank operating on the lever by means of 
i a rod connected to the crank by one end, and 
operating on the lever by a hook at the other 
end. The hook end of the rod is supported 
by a piece screwed iuto the side of the frame 
\ for the purpose, the rod sliding in a bearing 
formed in said piece. Very fine flannel is 
used by some for tympan sheets. The table 
that the “ heap ” is placed upon stands upon the 
j platen, aud its top is adjustable. 

What remains will easily be understood by a 
good pressman. 












SETH ADAMS’ PATENT. 

This favorite little press is built in our best manner, and has no superior for 
the various kinds of job and card printing. 

It is worked by a treadle, but the fly-wheel is adapted to receive a belt, so 
that steam-power may be employed if desired. It is so arranged that it can be 
thrown out of action in an instant by a hand-lever, without stopping the press. 

The work is placed to the adjustable guides on the platen, which lies in 
a convenient inclined position, and is lifted up to the bed by means of a cam on 
the main-shaft. The distribution is very good ; the ink being taken from the 
fountain by a ductor roller, is communicated to a metal cylinder on which a 
vibratory roller is kept continually traversing ; the inking rollers, which are 
held in a sliding frame, receive a supply from the metal cylinder and then pass 
and repass smoothly over the form. 

A roller mould, extra roller stocks, and chases are furnished with the press. 

SIZES AND PRICES. 


No. 1, Bed 8 x 10J inches, Platen 5 x 8 inches.$225.00 

2, “ 111 x 14 “ “ 9 x 12 “ . 350.00 

Boxing and Carting, $7.50. Extra Fountain, $5.00. Chases, .75 


Counter-Cone, Counter-Shaft, Hangers and Pulleys for steam power, $25.00 

Terms of Payment. —One-half cash, one-half six months for satisfactory note. 2^ per 
cent, discount from the whole bill if all is paid in cash. 


R. Hoe & Co’s Bed and Platen Job Printing Press. 






















































































































50 



R. Hoe & Co’s Patent Machine Card Press. 

For printing Cards and small Circulars this machine is not surpassed. It is 
worked by either a crank or treadle, and will print from 1,000 to 1,500 cards 
per hour in the best manner. 

Price, $150. 

Size of chase inside, 5 X 6J4 inches. 

Boxing and Carting, $2.50. 



































60 



R. Hoe & Co’s Patent Washington Printing Press. 

The celebrity which our Patent Washington and Smith Hand Presses have obtained, and 
their exclusive and constant use in almost every Printing Office in the United States and other 
countries, during the last twenty years, renders any remarks upon their superiority unneces¬ 
sary. They are elegant in appearance, simple, quick and powerful in operation, and combine 
every facility for the production of superior printing. Each press is tried at the manufactory, 
and warranted for one year. 

SIZES AND PRICES, 


Platens. Beds. 


Foolscap . 

,..14i 

X 

194 inches . 

.18 

X 

24 

inches. ... 

... .$165 

Medium . 

. .19 

X 

25 

CC 

. 221 

X 

29i 

CC 

, ... 200 

Super Royal ... 

...22i 

X 

28 

U 

. 264 

X 

32 1 

cc 

,... 220 

Imperial No. 1 .. 

•■•214 

X 

30 

cc 

. 244 

X 

341 

a 

.... 230 

“ “ 2 .. 

. .224 

X 

324 

u 

. 25J 

X 

37 

Cl 

... 240 

“ “ 3 .. 

..23 

X 

35 

cc 

. 264 

X 

39i 

cc 

.... 250 

“ u 4 

..24 

X 

37 

1C 

. 271 

X 

44 

cc 

, ... 260 

“ “5.. 

..25 

X 

39 

Cl 

. 28i 

X 

43i 

a 

.... 275 

“ “6.. 

..26 

X 

41i 

a 

.29i 

X 

46 

cc 

,... 290 

Mammoth. 

••344 

X 

434 

u 

.38i 

X 

48 

cc 

.... 380 


Two pairs of points, 1 screw wrench, 1 brayer, 1 slice, and 1 extra frisket, are furnished 
with each press without additional charge. 

If the frame is made to be taken to pieces $10 extra. Boxing and Carting $3. 





























































































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H. Hoe & Co’s Improved Washington Press. 

This press in many respects is superior to the Washington as represented on 
preceding page. It takes up much less room in height and is equally simple, 
quick and powerful in its operation. 

The sizes and prices are the same. 


Directions for Putting Up the Improved Washington Hand Press. 


First, put in the rods through the columns 
from below, then put the back slide piece 
through the cross brace between the columns. 
Next, put on the top or platen and secure the 
same with the nuts; observe to have the key 
holes in the bottom of the rods parallel with the 
frame, so as to admit of the legs being keyed on. 

Next, put in the vertical shaft connected with 
the impression handles, then put on the feet or 
legs and drive in the keys to secure them. 
Stand the frame up and level it from the under 
side of platen, lay the ribs on fronting towards 


the name plate with the standard under the 
outer ends, and the standard and lever right 
under them on the frame with its adjusting 
wedge in its place, and connect the lever to the 
impression shaft. 

Screw in the rack pinion, crank and shaft, 
also screw the rack to the underside of bed, lay 
the bed into the ribs, run it under the platen to 
its proper place, put a pair of hearers on the 
bed, and take an impression, and level up the 
outer standard to keep the ribs easy to work in 
their place. 































































R. Hoe & Co’s Patent Smith Printing Press. 

(See page 60 for Sizes and Prices.) 


Directions for Putting Up the Washington and Smith Hand Presses. 


It will be necessary to observe that all the 
connecting parts are marked, or indented by 
points; if these are carefully observed the press 
may be put together without difficulty. 

After setting the frame upon its legs, and 
putting on the ribs and bed, lay the platen on 
the bed, placing under it two bearers about type 
high. Then put the springs in their places, and 
the nuts over them, and pass the suspending 
rods through them, observing to place the rods 
so that the number of indentations on them cor¬ 
respond with those on the platen. Give the 
nuts two or three turns, then run in the bed, so 
as to bring the platen under the rods, and screw’ 
them fast to the platen, after which put in the 
bar-handle, standard and lever, (or wedge and 
knees if a Smith Press.) Turn the nuts on the 


suspending rods, so as to compress the springs 
just enough to give the platen a quick retro¬ 
grade motion, observing at the same time to get 
the surface of the platen parallel with the sur¬ 
face of the bed. 

After having put the press together and lev¬ 
elled it, be particular not to raise the end of the 
ribs by the gallows, but let it go under rather 
loose, which will have a tendency to make the 
bed slide with more ease on the ribs. 

The size of the press is marked on the front 
end of the platen. 

Presses of large size destined for Mexico, 
South America, or other mountainous regions 
where there are no carriage roads, have their 
frames made so that they can be taken to pieces 
and packed in smaller packages. 





















































































63 



R. Hoe & Co’s Hand Press. (Stansbury Patent.) 

Bed 13 X 16)4 inches. Price, $100. 

Boxing and Carting.$2. 































































































65 



R. Hoe & Co’s Ready Proof Press. 

This machine consists of a cast-iron table, or bed and railway, supported by 
a cast-iron frame. The solid cast-iron cylinder is of weight sufficient to give 
the requisite impression, and has a flange at each end to prevent it from running 
off the track ; the surface of the cylinder is turned parallel to the bed, and is 
covered with a blanket. The railway stands above the level of the bed as 
much as the height of the type and the thickness of the galley bottom. 

The frame is furnished with a closet to hold the ink-roller and damp paper, 
The closet door, when let down (as shown in the cut), can be used as a 
distributing table. 

The machine should stand level, so that the cylinder will rest at either end. 
When a proof is wanted, place the galley with the matter in it on the bed, ink 
it, lay on the slip of paper and roll the cylinder to the other end of the railway. 

Price, including proof roller, $65.00 
Boxing and Carting,. 2.50 


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66 



K. Hoe & Co’s Heady Proof Press for Jobbing. 

This machine is made on the same principle as that shown on the preceding 
page. The bed is not attached to the frame, so that it can be moved about 
with great facility, and, if desired, the frame can be entirely dispensed with, 
and the bed laid on an ordinary counter, where it can be worked with equal 
ease and accuracy. The frame is of hardwood, well seasoned, handsomely 
finished and varnished, and very strong: it is furnished with a closet which 
holds the ink, roller and damp paper, the door of which, when let down, can be 
used as an ink table. This size is especially intended for job offices. 

SIZES AND PRICES. 


Bed 16 by 28 inches inside.$50 

If Avithout Table. 40 

A smaller size without Table. 30 


































































67 



R. Hoe & Co’s Patent Hand-Press Steam Inking Machine. 

In consequence of the introduction of wood-cut illustrations into the finest 
letter-press work, a greater distribution of ink than has been heretofore obtained 
is rendered necessary. With this object in view we have constructed an 
Inking Machine, to be attached to a hand press, to be driven by steam power. 
It has two rollers to pass over the form, one or more times to each impression. 
The strongest inks may be used. The distribution is perfect, and uninterrupted 
by the operation of the press. The Machine is not at all liable to get out of 
order. 

SIZES AND PRICES. 


Folio Post. $150.00 

Medium. 165 00 

Super Royal. 180.00 

Imperial .... 200.00 

Counter Shaft, Hangers and Pulleys, extra 16.50 

Exti'a Fountain, Folio Post. 18.00 

“ “ Medium. 20.00 

“ “ Super Royal. 22.00 

“ “ Imperial.from $22 to 35.00 

Boxing and Carting. 3.00 














































68 



R. Hoe & Co’s New, Patent, Self-Inking Machine-1848. 

By means of this machine the pressman inks the form by the ordinary operation 
of the press, and gives a more perfect distribution of the ink. The present machine, 
patented by Richard M. Hoe, and but recently introduced to the public, is much 
more simple in its construction, regular in its movements, easier to put up, and is 
far superior, in every respect, to anything of the kind heretofore in use. 


SIZES AND PRICES. 


Foolscap.$85.00 

Medium. 95.00 

Super Royal.105.00 


Imperial, Nos. 1 and 2.$115.00 

Imperial, Nos. 3, 4, and 5,.... 130.00 
Boxing and Carting,. 2.50 


DIRECTIONS FOR PUTTING UP. 


The machine must be taken from the box in a careful manner, and each part cleaned and laid by itself. Be 
careful not to derange any of the parts that are already connected. 

Commence putting the machine together by taking the two side frames and cross pieces, and bolting them 
together as marked; then put in the piece marked R. Hoe & Co. across the top, and screw that fast. Put the 
cloth roller in its place, hold it back against the springs while the three inch distributing roller is put in and 
screwed fast with the bolts for that purpose. The back shaft, with levers attached, should next be put in its 
place, the caps screwed down, and the weights put on by bearing down the ends of the levers that the chains 
are hooked to, until the opposite end is sufficiently raised; slide them on as marked, make them fast, and 
lower them carefully on to the stud that is screwed to the side frame for that purpose. Then hook the chains 
to the levers as marked, connect the opposite end of the leather cord to the shaft on the distributing roller, by 
putting it through the hole from the side marked with a point, until it comes to a piece of twine that is tied 
around it; then turn the set screw in the end of the shaft, and make it fast. The roller carriage should next 
be attached to the lever on the weight shaft, and placed upon its bearings, and the sliding rod, that works 
through a projection of the same piece, put in its place, which prevents the carriage from running out. The 
fountain can now be put into its place without disturbing any of the parts that are adjusted. Put the counter 
balance on, so that the two dots shall come together, and make it fast by turning the set screw in the lever. 

The machine must be placed behind the press as near to the bed as possible, and allow the bed to pass 
without touching; two wrought iron bearers are to be laid one across each end of the bed, exactly the proper dis¬ 
tance apart, so as to receive the wheels of the roller carriage. When it is required to work with an old press, it 
will be necessary to cut notches through the corner irons on the side towards the machine, to receive the bear¬ 
ers ; but when the press and inker are ordered together the corner irons are fitted for the bearers, and you 
have only to place them in the notches. The machine must be leveled up so that the two projecting pieces, on 
which the wheels of the roller carriage rest, shall be exactly on the same level as the bearers on the bed of the 
press; the machine must stand parallel with the bed, so that the wheels of the roller carriage will roll across 
and back without running off the bearers. 






































69 



R. Hoe & Co’s Improved Inking Apparatus for the Hand Press. 


With vibrating cylinder, railway, and 
carriage to work one ink roller, 


Foolscap.$32.50 

Medium. 35 00 

Super Royal. 37 50 

Imperial, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4,. . . 40.00 
“ “ 5 and 6. 45.00 


With vibrating cylinder, railway, and 
carriage to work two ink rollers, 


Foolscap.$39.00 

Medium . 42.00 

Super Royal. 44.50 

Imperial, Nos, 1, 2, 3, and 4,. .. 47 00 
“ “ 5 and 6. 52.00 


Boxing and Carting, $2. 


DESCRIPTION. 

The large distributing cylinder vibrates. There are two rollers* to ink the form, 
moving in a carriage with four tvheels. The wheels on one end are plain, those on 
the other have a projecting flange in the middle of the rim. Two wrought iron rails 
are to lie on the bed, outside of the chase : one of them having a groove cut in the 
top of it, to receive the projecting flanges on one pair of the wheels, the other 
level on the surface. Projecting from the distributor frame are two short rails, on 
which the wheels rest while the rollers are receiving ink from the distributing 
cylinder. The machine must be set up behind the press so that the short rails on 
it shall agree exactly with the rails on the bed of the press when it is run out, both 
in height and width. The journal boxes in which the inking rollers run have adjust¬ 
ing screws to regulate them, so that they may bear more or less on the type, as 
circumstances may require. 

For prices of ordinary rollers, see page 3. 

* Unless the order be for one roller only. 











































R. Hoe & Co's Hydrostatic Press. 

Ox the introduction of cylinder presses and steam power for Book and Job 
Printing, the screw standing press was found to be inadequate to the task of press¬ 
ing the printed sheets: hence the introduction of the Hydrostatic Press for that 
purpose. We for several years made them with cast iron cylinders, and they 
answered well for sheets as large as super royal: but now, when most of the book 
printing is done on paper as large as double medium, and some even as large as 
quadruple super royal, we have found it indispensably necessary to make the 
cylinders of solid ’wrought iron. 


SIZES AND PEICES. 


Diam. of Ram. 

5 inches, 

6 “ 

7 “ 

8 “ 


Size of Platen. 

Space. 

Price 

Diam. of Ram. 

Size of Platen. Space. 

Price. 

24 x 06 ins. 

4 feet. 


9 inches, 

27 x 42 ins. 5 feet. . . 

. $950 

25 x 37 “ 

4 “ . 

. .. 500 

10 “ 

28 x 44 “ 5 ft. 6 ins. 

1.050 

25 x 38 “ 

4 “ 6 

ins. 600 

12 “ 

32 x 46 “ 6 feet.. . 

1,250 

26 x 40 “ 

4 “6 

“ 700 




For single pump on base of the press, 8100 
“ “ “ on separate cistern, 150 

“ double “ “ “ “ 250 


For double horizontal power pumps, $350 
“ “ vertical beam “ “ 550 

Other sizes made to order. 

































































R. Hoe & Co's Vertical Hydrostatic Steam Pumps. 

In this arrangement there are two vertical pumps fixed, one at each end, on 
the cover of a water cistern, with a suction pipe furnished with a filter reaching 
down into the water. They are operated by an overhead working beam, 
supported by columns and entablature, that receives its vibratory motion by a 
connecting rod from a crank placed at one end of the machine. The driving 
pulley is fixed to the crank shaft so that the pumps are worked without the 
intervention of gearing. 

Any number of presses may be operated by one set of pumps worked by 
either hand or steam power, a main pipe with a branch leading to each press. 
This branch must be furnished with a stop-cock, so that when the ram is 
pumped up, it can be shut off the main pipe and stand as long as desired. In 
the meantime the pumps may be operating other presses in a similar manner. 

Price, $ 500 . 









































































































































































































































































R. Hoe & Co’s Horizontal Hydrostatic Steam Pump. 

This is a simpler and more direct acting form of pump than the preceding. The 
two pumps are placed horizontally and facing each other on the cover of the 
water cistern. The plungers are fixed one in each end of a sliding head placed 
between the pumps, and move in an adjustable guide block. The sliding head 
receives its motion by a connecting rod from a crank at one end of the cistern. 
The driving pulley is fixed on the outer end of the crank shaft and overhangs 
the cistern. The plungers and safety valve are packed in the same manner as 
the vertical pumps, and may also be made to operate several presses. By an 
improved form of joint, no packing whatever is used in joining together the 
various pipes and connections, thus greatly simplifying the arrangement. 

Price, $350. 
































































































































































































































































































































































































This press is very simple yet powerfully geared. In point of power it ranks 
next to the Hydrostatic. When filled, it is first run up rapidly, so far as the 
pressure will permit, by the crank in an arm of the fly-wheel; next by the 
handles in the rim of the wheel; and, finally, by a powerful lever operating 
the pawls that work into the teeth on the periphery of the large wheel under 
the press. 


Size of Platen, 32 x 42 inches; Screw, 5)4 inches. Price $350 


R. Hoe & Co’s Improved Geared Standing Press. 



































74 



R. Hoe & Co's Improved Iron Standing Press. 

This is one of the simplest forms of Standing Press, and although not as 
powerful as the preceding one, is yet very efficient for all ordinary work. 
When the press is charged, the platen is run down as far as the pressure will 
permit, by means of pins in the wheel, and the pressure is then completed by 
using the bar in the socket lever. 

Size of Platen, 22£ x 29. Screw 3£ in., $225. 













































75 



R. Hoe & Co’s Improved Screw Standing Press. 

Above is shown a Standing Press with a wrought-iron fagoted screw, with 
hardened steel point, composition box, and cast-iron platen planed true on the 
the face; it is operated by a ratchet wheel, pawl and lever. 

The head and bottom are made of the best white oak timber, well seasoned, 
and secured by iron plates, bolts and nuts, and connected by wrought-iron 
bars, with screws and nuts above and below. 

SIZES AND PRICES. 


2% inch Screw, space between rods 28 inches. $100 

3 “ “ “ “ “ 3034 “ 125 

3 % “ “ “ “ “ 31% “ 150 

4 “ “ “ “ “ 33% “ 175 




























































76 



R. Hoe & Co’s Geared Copperplate Press. 

This is a heavy and powerful press, of a new style, capable of printing the 
largest sized plates. The frame is strengthened by internal wrought iron 
tension rods. The press is double geared, and the bed is guided by side anti¬ 
friction rollers. It has a fly wheel and crank for working by hand, or it may 
be run by steam power. 

Bed 34 x 60.$600.00 

“ 34 X 66. 750.00 






















































































Bed 10 inches wide . 

.$ 90 

Bed 24 inches wide. 

.$200 

“ 12 

44 

. 100 

“ 26 

44 

. 225 

“ 15 

44 

. 115 

“ 28 

44 

.255 

“ 18 

44 

. 145 

“ 30 

44 

. 285 

“ 21 

44 

. 175 





The side frames, cylinders and bed are made of cast-iron; the cylinders are turned^ 
and the bed planed perfectly true. The shafts through the cylinders, the braces, 
arms and screws, are of wrought iron ; the bearings of composition. 

Every material connected with Copper-plate Printing supplied. 

See Estimate on page 9. 


R. Hoe & Co’s Iron Copperplate Press. 
















































78 



R. Hoe & Co's New Style Lithographic Press. 


Our new style Lithographic Press is, we think, superior to any other in use. 
It is made of the best materials, is strong, simple and convenient, and works 
with great ease. The roller under the bed is of wrought iron, and in the 
larger-sized presses is geared, but is so arranged that it may be used with or 
without the gearing. The bed is made sufficiently long to always cover the 
roller, and thus protects it from grease from the scraper, or dirt, and at the 
same time causes the bed to run smoother. 


SIZES AND PRICES. 


Size 

of Bed. 

Size 

of Stone. 

Price. 

20 

X 

26. 

.18 

X 

24. 

.$125.00 

24 

X 

32. 

29 

X 

30. 

.. 150.00 

28 

X 

40. 

.26 

X 

37. 

. 175.00 

32 

X 

46. 

.30 

X 

43. 

. 200.00 

36 

X 

52. 

.34 

X 

48. 

. 225 00 

42 

X 

60. 

.39 

X 

56. 

. 300 00 


See Estimate on page 9. 






































































79 



R. Hoe & Co’s Stereotype Shaving, or Planing Machine. 

This Machine, for thicknessing stereotype plates, is made of wrought and 
cast iron, and rests upon a wooden bench. It consists of a cast iron bed-plate 
planed perfectly true on the face and edges, with bearings projecting above to 
receive a wrought iron shaft with two case-hardened pinions on it, between the 
bearings, and a hand windlass, with arms outside, on one end. A sliding head, 
with a knife attached, that can be adjusted by set screws, has two racks 
attached to it, by which it is impelled by means of the windlass and pinions 
forward and backward over the stereotype plate (which is placed on the bed), 
until it is reduced to the required thickness. 

Price, $100. Extra Head, $25. 

Larger sizes made to order. 
















SO 



K. Hoe & Co’s Vertical Steam Engine. 

This engraving represents a high pressure steam-engine, which, as it occupies 
but little space, is admirably adapted to the impelling of machinery for 
printing, and other manufacturing purposes, where room is valuable. It is 
remarkable for symmetrical proportions, compactness, and great strength. 

Fifteen horse power, cylinder 11 in. diameter, 22 in. stroke.$1,600 

Ten “ “ 9 “ “ 22 “ “ 1.350 

Eight “ “ 8 “ “ 16 “ “ 1.200 

Five “ “ 6i “ “ 16“ “ 1.000 

The above prices do not include boiler nor pipes. 

Locomotive, flue, or plain cylinder boiler, for the same, furnished to order. 

The pedestal of 5 horse engine is 3 feet 2 inches by 2 feet 10 inches. 

The band fly-wheel of the same, is 5 feet 9 in. diameter, and weighs 1700 lbs. 
The pedestal of 10 horse engine is 4 feet by 3 feet 5 inches. 

The band fly-wheel of the same, is 7 feet 3 in. diameter, and weighs 2,750 lbs. 

Terms of Payment.— One-half cash, one-half six months for satisfactory note. 2J percent, 
discount from the whole bill if all is paid in cash. 






































































































































































































R. Hoe & Co’s 

Ruling Machine for Blank Books, Bills, Letters, &c. 

This machine is universally allowed to be the best in use, for the purpose. 
The principal cylinders are made of the best mahogany, staved upon iron 
shafts; the bearings are all made of brass, accurately fitted. The two series of 
cylinders are, with their cloths, made adjustable by set screws. No pains or 
expense is spared in selecting material that is well seasoned, and every way 
unexceptionable; and every precaution is taken to render the machine as 
perfect as possible. 

Price, $150. 


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82 



R. Hoe & Co’s Embossing and Smashing Presses. 

These machines, so well and favorably known among bookbinders, are undoubtedly the best in 
use for the purpose of embossing covers and compressing books. They are massive in structure, 
simple and efficient in operation. 

No. 1.. Embossing Press, is represented by cut above, with the hand lever it may be 
used advantageously for heavy gilding. It weighs about half a ton. 

Price, with head 15 X 17.$100.00 

Boxing and Carting. 10.00 

No.2.. Embossing Press, is calculated for the largest kind of embossing. In form it is similar 
to cut above, but is double geared and has two fly-wheels, one on each end of the 
driving shaft. The weight of this machine is about two tons. 

Price, with head 19 X 24.$800.00 

Boxing and Carting... 15.00 

R. Hoe & Co’s Smashing Machine. 

This is the same machine as the Embossing Press, only it is geared to run slower and has a wider 
space between the head and bed. It is used for compressing books, and may be adjusted to all 
ordinary thicknesses. The prices, weight, etc., are tlie same as the Embossing Presses. Each 
machine is furnished with two heads, either for steam, gas, or iron heaters, as maybe desired. 

Terms OF Payment.—O ne-half cash, one-half six months for satisfactory note. 2V& per cent, discount from 
the whole bill if all is paid in cash. 






























































































































83 



R. Hoe & Co’s 

Small Embossing, Stamping and G-ilding Press. 

This is a powerful yet very compact, simple and convenient press for 
bookbinders’ use. It is operated by hand, the pressure being produced by 
compound levers similar to the celebrated Washington Hand Press. The 
platen can be adapted for heating either by steam, gas or heaters, and is 
provided with jaws for holding the die in a central position. The bed has 
adjustable side and end guages by which to place the work; the impression is 
regulated by nuts on the top of the press. 

Size of Head 5 X 8 ins.$125. (Ml 

Boxing and Carting. . 1.25 



























R. Hoe & Co’s Book Rolling Machine. 

This machine is used by bookbinders, in place of screw and hydraulic presses, 
for pressing folded sheets. The work is placed on an iron table in front of the 
rollers, between plates of iron, pasteboard or leather, and passed through the 
machine as often as necessary. The adjusting screws are geared together so 
that the rollers are always parallel to each other. It is strongly geared, and 
may be run by either hand or steam power. 

Price, &250. 













































































































85 



The knife used in this machine is inches long and has a short vibratory 
movement, thus combining the advantages of the long stationary knife with 
those of the ordinary plough. The work to be trimmed is placed against the 
adjustable guide on the bed of the press, in front of the knife, and is com¬ 
pressed by the wheel and screw. The table on which the press stands, is adjust¬ 
able in all directions, and is also self-acting, so that when thrown into gear it 
rises to the required height, disengages itself, thus preventing injury to the 
knife, and then drops down to its original position. Three sides of the work 
can be successively presented to the action of the knife by simply turning the 
press to the quarter and half-turn stops. The machine can be worked either 
by hand or steam power, and can be easily adjusted to cut any size from 3 to 
18 inches long and from 1 to 15 inches wide. 


Price, $600. Boxing and Carting extra. 


R. Hoe & Co’s Patent Book and Paper Trimming Machine. 





























































































































86 



R. Hoe & Co’s Improved Paper Cutting Machine. 

This cut represents a machine that is used by printers and others for cutting 
paper. The working portion is made of wrought and cast-iron, steel and brass; 
and is supported by a neat and substantial hardwood table. The knife is 
attached to a vertical slide with a rack on one edge of it; this is moved up and 
down by a pinion that turns in bearings on a head or carriage which slides 
horizontally over the table. The parts above and below the table are connected 
by wrouglit-iron rods and a screw. 

The horizontal slide is raised by the hand-wheel attached to a shaft which is 
connected with the screw by two bevel pinions. This arrangement is very 
convenient and powerful; the horizontal slide, being raised so as to admit the 
paper under it, is screwed down firmly on the top of the table; the operator 
takes hold of the handles which are fastened on each end of the pinion-shaft, 
and slides the carriage with the knife in it across the paper, at the same time 
turning the pinion so as to force the knife down and cut the paper. 

It will cut paper 27 inches wide. 

Price, $40. 




































R. Hoe & Co's 

Shears and Table for Cutting Binders’ Mill Board. 

The frame and table are made of cast-iron, and are fitted up in the most 
substantial manner. The table and guages are planed perfectly true. The 
cutters are of cast-steel, and can be adjusted by set-screws, taken oft’ to be 
re-ground, and when worn out they can be replaced with but trifling expense. 
In addition to the usual guages, there is a spring lever suspended over the 
board that (when the board is placed against the guage) is brought down by 
the operator placing his foot on a treadle; this holds the board so firm as to 
preclude the possibility of its slipping. The blades of the shears are 29 in. long. 

Price $75. 











































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R. Hoe & Co’s Shears and Table for Cutting Binders’ Mill Board 


Table of wood. Shears 26 inches. Price, $35. 



R. Hoe & Co’s Card Cutter. 

The frame is of hard wood, well seasoned, and has a sliding guage and 
adjustable back-piece; the shears are accurately fitted, and the whole machine 
is substantially made and is not liable to get out of order. 

SIZES AND PRICES. 


With 6 inch Shears.$10.00 

“ 7 “ “ 11.00 

“ 8 “ “ . 12.00 

“10 “ “ 15.00 

“ 12 “ “ 17.00 

“14 “ “ 19.00 
































































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R. Hoe & Co’s Piercing Machine for Pamphlets, &c. 

The jaw or cramp which holds the needles is so made that they can be 
changed in position, and their number increased or diminished in a few 
seconds. 

When the book or pamphlet is adjusted the needles are forced through it by 
pressing the foot on the treadle. 

The machine is rapid and efficient in its operations, simple, durable and cheap. 

Price, $35. 































R. Hoe & Co’s Cast-Iron Case Stands. 

These Stands are light, handsome and strong; they can be taken to pieces 
as readily as wooden ones, and are more durable. 

SIZES AND PRICES. 

Double, with racks .$15 

“ without racks . 12 

Single. 8 













































































R. Hoe & Co’s Cabinets. 

The above cut represents our new style of Cabinets. 1 hey are not only 
substantial but quite ornamental. No well organized office should be without 
them. 

PRICES. 


Cabinets with 10 pairs full size cases.$30.00 

“10 “ 2 / «( “ 26.00 

1 1 «« g o 2 / o “ 20.00 

it u Q « 2^ O" u . 15.00 

“ “ 15 “ cases. 20.00 

<i u jo << “ 14.00 

tt a 5 u 1/ o 7.00 


Other sizes made to order. 























































































R. Hoe & Co’s Patent Mitering Machine. 

This Machine will miter Brass or Metal Rule to any desired angle. It is 
simple in its construction, easily adjusted, and will do the work with the 
greatest facility and neatness. The miter is made by a sharp knife, which 
leaves the cut edge smooth and accurate. 

Price, $12. 



R. Hoe & Co’s Lead and Rule Cutter. 

By the combination of levers shown in the annexed engraving, great power 
is secured, and the operator is enabled to cut the thickest Leads or Brass Rule 
with little exertion. 

Size: Bed, 15 inches long; Shears, 3 inches. Price, $12. 









































Single Brass Galley. Proof Brush. 





Screw Wrench. 



Composing Stick. 



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Proof Roller. 


Iron Bound Mallet. 



For Prices, see pages 3, 4 and 5. 















































































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Stereotypers’ Shoot Board. 



Backing Hammer. 



Gold Cushion. 



Beating Hammer. 



Steel Burnisher. 



Bevel Plane. 





Pallet. 



For Prices see page 6 . 
































































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Composition Kettle. Plow Knife. 


Inking Ball. 






Stereotype Block. 



Building Iron. 


Agate Burnisher. 




Bed (Turtle) of Rotary Printing Machine. 

For Prices see pages 3, 4 and 6. 


Agate Burnisher. 






























































































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R. Hoe & Co’s Hydraulic Press for Electrotype Moulds. 

This press is especially designed for the above purpose, and is very con¬ 
venient, compact and powerful. The platen is provided with a projecting table, 
upon which the form and mould are adjusted preparatory to being placed in the 
press. The pump is placed on the cistern on a frame-work below the cylinder, 
and has a safety valve graduated to give any required pressure. 

Price, $600. 





















































































































































































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K. Hoe & Co's Blackleading Machine. (Adams’ Patent.) 

This is a very useful and speedy machine, and performs in a superior manner 
the otherwise very disagreeable operation of blackleading electrotype wax 
moulds. The mould is placed on the turn-table of the travelling carriage, in 
front of the operating brush, under which it is caused to pass slowly backwards 
and forwards bv reversing the motion of the crank. If the moulds are small, 
several may be placed in the machine at once. A mould 12 inches by 18 inches 
can be blackleaded in two minutes. An apron under the machine catches the 
powder and prevents waste. 

Price, $275. 








































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Adams’ Electrotype Battery. 

Adams’ Iron and Potash Battery for the use of Electrotypers, has the follow¬ 
ing advantages over the common acid Battery: 

The zinc is not acted on by the solution until the connection is made—there 
is no local action—and consequently a saving is effected of at least one-half of 
the zinc now required to deposit a given amount of copper; and there is also 
a great saving in the consumption of mercury. 

The zincs require cleansing but once a week. The tub and plates being of 
iron, will not wear out, and the solution will remain good, without change or 
addition, for from three to six weeks. 

PRICES. 

No. 1.$150.00 

“ 2 . 100.00 

“ 3.'. 25.00 


















































































































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R. Hoe & Co‘s Backing Pan. (Filmer's Patent.) 

This Pan for backing electrotype shells, presents the advantages of producing 
plates with truer printing surfaces than has been done by any other process, 
and also of a uniform thickness, thus saving much time in the laborious opera¬ 
tion of shaving. 

PRICE. 

Large size.$67 . IK) 

Small “ .... ..‘. 75.00 



R. Hoe & Co‘s Moulding Pan. (Filmer's Patent.) 

The Pan shown above is such as is commonly used by electrotypers for holding 
the wax upon which the impression is taken. It is made of brass, either from a 
rolled sheet with the rim riveted on, or cast in one piece. 

SIZES AND PRICES. 

Size, 20 L x 14 % inches, cast brass.$18 . (X) 

Do. “ “ “ rolled brass.14.00 

Other sizes in proportion. 


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